000 FZNT24 KNHC 151456 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT THU APR 15 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. GMZ089-152130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT THU APR 15 2010 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER N CAROLINA WILL SHIFT S...AND CONTINUE TO RESULT IN FRESH TO STRONG WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA TODAY. THE HIGH WILL THEN SLIDE SE INTO SW ATLC FRI WITH DIMINISHING WINDS AND SUBSIDING SEAS FRI AND SAT. A TROUGH WILL DEVELOP IN THE SW GULF FRI...THEN EXTEND EASTWARD ACROSS THE SOUTHERN WATERS AND INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN SEA SAT ...THEN ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA SUN. A WEAK COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF COASTAL PLAINS SUN. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD BEHIND THE FRONT THROUGH MON. $$ GMZ080-152130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT THU APR 15 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT TONIGHT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 T0 20 KT. SEAS DIMINISHING TO 7 TO 9 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-152130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT THU APR 15 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 23N W OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N OF 22N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL...DIMINISHING TO 4 TO 5 FT SAT. S OF 22N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .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...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-152130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT THU APR 15 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 28N E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FT LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT. N OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 26N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT FRI NIGHT. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 25N...AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 25N. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. $$ GMZ086-152130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT THU APR 15 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 25N E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST STRAITS OF FLORIDA. N OF 25N NE TO 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 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT FRI NIGHT...HIGHEST NEAR STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 27N BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 25N...AND 1 TO 3 FT N OF 25N. .SUN AND MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT N OF 25N...AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 25N. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE