000 FZNT24 KNHC 181526 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 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. GMZ089-182130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT SUN APR 18 2010 .SYNOPSIS...BROAD 1008 MB LOW PRES CENTERED NEAR 25N86W EXTENDING ACROSS SE GULF AND EXTREME NW CARIBBEAN WILL MOVE SLOWLY E-NE ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND EXTREME S FLORIDA AND INTO THE SW N ATLC THROUGH MON. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL SINK SLOWLY S TO THE N GULF COASTS TONIGHT THEN MEANDER THERE THROUGH TUE. A SECOND COLD FRONT ALONG THE SE TEXAS COAST TODAY WILL MOVE SLOWLY SE INTO THE FAR NW GULF TONIGHT THEN REACH FROM NEAR THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI TO THE UPPER MEXICAN COAST EARLY TUE BEFORE DISSIPATING. $$ GMZ080-182130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT SUN APR 18 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING S TO SW W OF 93W TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON THROUGH TUE...W OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ082-182130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT SUN APR 18 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT N OF 22N AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 22N. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR NW PORTIONS. .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. $$ GMZ084-182130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT SUN APR 18 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 24N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 24N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE PORTIONS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT N OF 27N MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING 1 TO 2 FT N OF 27N MON NIGHT. .TUE...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT S OF 26N WED NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT LATE. $$ GMZ086-182130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT SUN APR 18 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF LOW CENTER N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF LOW. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT BUILDING 6 TO 7 FT NEAR LOW. S AND SE OF LOW CENTER S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF LOW. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...HIGHER IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR 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 4 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 STRIPLING