000 FZNT24 KNHC 100835 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT SAT APR 10 2010 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. GMZ089-101530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT SAT APR 10 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK TROUGH WILL LINGER IN THE BAY OF CAMPECHE THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. MEANWHILE HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL STRENGTHEN OVER THE REGION TIGHTENING THE PRES GRADIENT ACROSS THE GULF. AS A RESULT EASTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO STRONG MON THROUGH WED. $$ GMZ080-101530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT SAT APR 10 2010 .TODAY THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT SUN. .MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 20 KT TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT TUE AND WED. $$ GMZ082-101530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT SAT APR 10 2010 .TODAY THROUGH SUN NIGHT...W OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 22N THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR TROUGH. .MON THROUGH WED...W OF TROUGH VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT AND TUE...THEN INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT WED. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT TUE...THEN BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT WED. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR TROUGH. $$ GMZ084-101530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT SAT APR 10 2010 .TODAY THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE 15 TO 20 KT NEAR COAST OF YUCATAN DURING EVENINGS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...N OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT TUE NIGHT AND WED. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT TUE...THEN BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT WED. S OF 24N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT AND TUE...THEN INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT TUE NIGHT AND WED. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT TUE...THEN BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT WED. $$ GMZ086-101530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT SAT APR 10 2010 .TODAY THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .MON THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT MON NIGHT AND TUE...THEN INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT TUE NIGHT AND WED. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT TUE...THEN BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT WED...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY