000 FZNT24 KNHC 180858 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT SUN APR 18 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. GMZ089-181530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT SUN APR 18 2010 .SYNOPSIS...SURFACE TROUGH OVER THE S-CENTRAL GULF AND THE FAR NW CARIBBEAN EXTENDING FROM 25N85W TO 18N86W WILL DRIFT EWD ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND WESTERN CUBA TONIGHT THROUGH MON. WEAK LOW MAY DEVELOP ALONG TROUGH TONIGHT. WEAK COLD FRONT WILL REACH THE FAR NORTHERN GULF LATER TODAY AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE LATE MON. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL GULF BEHIND FRONT. $$ GMZ080-181530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT SUN APR 18 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING S TO SW W OF 92W SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...W OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ082-181530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT SUN APR 18 2010 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT W OF 95W. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT N OF 22N AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 22N. .TONIGHT...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS NE PART. SEAS 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 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. $$ GMZ084-181530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT SUN APR 18 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 25N E OF 87W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT N OF 27N MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING 1 TO 2 FT N OF 27N MON NIGHT. .TUE...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT S OF 26N WED NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT LATE. $$ GMZ086-181530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT SUN APR 18 2010 .TODAY...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...HIGHER IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N. .TONIGHT...S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .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. .THU...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER DGS