000 FZNT24 KNHC 171528 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT SAT APR 17 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. GMZ089-172130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT SAT APR 17 2010 .SYNOPSIS...TROUGH OVER THE SW GULF WILL MOVE E INTO THE SE GULF AND THROUGH STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO NW CARIBBEAN SEA THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR NORTHERN PORTION OF THE AREA SUN AND MERGE WITH THE TROUGH OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF MON. THE TROUGH WILL MOVE E OF THE AREA LATE MON INTO TUE AS WEAK HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL GULF. $$ GMZ080-172130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT SAT APR 17 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS SW PORTIONS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT W OF 95W LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT E OF 95W AND 2 TO 3 W OF 95W. .WED...W OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 95W SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ082-172130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT SAT APR 17 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 22N E OF 96W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT LATE TONIGHT. S OF 22N E OF 96W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS . SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. W OF 96W VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TO LOCALLY NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS NE HALF. .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. $$ GMZ084-172130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT SAT APR 17 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 24N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 24N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N. .MON AND TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT N OF 27N...AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 27N. .WED...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ086-172130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT SAT APR 17 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 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 STRIPLING