000 FZNT24 KNHC 142112 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT WED APR 14 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. GMZ089-150330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT WED APR 14 2010 .SYNOPSIS...SURFACE HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC STATES WILL SHIFTS S...PRODUCING FRESH TO STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE GULF WATERS TONIGHT AND THU THEN SLIDE SE INTO SW ATLC FRI WITH DIMINISHING WINDS AND SUBSIDING SEAS FRI AND SAT. TROUGHING BUILDS IN SW GULF SAT AND EXTENDS FROM SW FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA SUN THEN ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA MON. WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES INTO GULF COASTAL PLAIN SUN. $$ GMZ080-150330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT WED APR 14 2010 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SAT. .SUN...S OF 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-150330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT WED APR 14 2010 .TONIGHT AND THU...S OF 23N W OF 92W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU NIGHT...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SAT. S OF 21N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS SAT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT SAT. .SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT W OF 95W LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-150330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT WED APR 14 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 29N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 29N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT THU. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. .SAT...N OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. .SUN...N OF TROUGH NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT OCCASIONALLY 20 KT NEAR TROUGH. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF TROUGH SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-150330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT WED APR 14 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 27N E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. N OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT TO 9 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .SAT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. .SUN..N OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT OCCASIONALLY 20 KT NEAR TROUGH. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF TROUGH SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS S OF 24N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER GR