000 FZNT24 KNHC 170228 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM CDT FRI APR 16 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. GMZ089-170930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT FRI APR 16 2010 .SYNOPSIS...WINDS AND SEAS ARE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING ACROSS THE GULF REGION AS HIGH PRES MOVES INTO THE SW ATLC. TROUGH OVER THE SW WATERS WILL ELONGATE EASTWARD INTO THE SE GULF AND STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO NW CARIBBEAN SEA SAT AND SUN. A WEAK COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO DROP INTO THE FAR NORTHERN PORTION SUN... AND EVENTUALLY MERGE WITH THE TROUGH OVER THE SOUTHERN WATERS MON. THE TROUGH WILL THEN SHIFT E OF THE AREA LATE MON INTO TUE AS WEAK HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL GULF. $$ GMZ080-170930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT FRI APR 16 2010 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 T0 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT S OF 27N...AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT W OF 95W LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT E OF 95W AND 2 TO 3 W OF 95W. .WED...W OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 95W SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ082-170930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT FRI APR 16 2010 .TONIGHT...W OF TROUGH NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 22N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. E OF TROUGH E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 22N...AND 1 TO 3 FT S OF 22N. .MON...N OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 22N N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 15 KT NEAR THE COAST OF YUCATAN IN THE EVENINGS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ084-170930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT FRI APR 16 2010 .TONIGHT...S OF 26N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR THE YUCATAN PENINSULA. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 24N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 24N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N. .MON AND TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT N OF 27N...AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 27N. .WED...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ086-170930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT FRI APR 16 2010 .TONIGHT...S OF 26N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 26N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S PORTION WINDS BECOMING SW TO W. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT S PORTION 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E PART SUN. .TUE AND WED...S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ FORECASTER GR