000 FZNT24 KNHC 150224 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 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. GMZ089-150930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 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 LATE FRI INTO SAT AND EXTENDS FROM NEAR TAMPA BAY FL TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA SUN THEN ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA MON. WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES INTO GULF COASTAL PLAIN SUN. $$ GMZ080-150930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT WED APR 14 2010 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO 14 FT THU NIGHT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 T0 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-150930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT WED APR 14 2010 .TONIGHT AND THU...S OF 23N W OF 94W 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 OF 94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. E OF TROUGH SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 22N AND 3 TO 6 FT S OF 22N. .SAT...W OF 94W N WINDS 10 KT. E OF 94W W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 22N AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 22N. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 22N AND 1 TO 3 FT S OF 22N. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-150930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT WED APR 14 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 29N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO 14 FT THU. N OF 29N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT THU. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT FRI NIGHT. N OF 28N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...N OF TROUGH NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 20 KT NEAR TROUGH. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SUN...N OF TROUGH NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF TROUGH SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-150930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT WED APR 14 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 27N E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHER 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 TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHER IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN..N OF TROUGH NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF TROUGH SW WINDS 10 TO 15 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