000 FZNT24 KNHC 200230 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM CDT MON APR 19 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. GMZ089-200930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT MON APR 19 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH OF LOW PRES FROM 29N94W TO 25N95W TO 21N96W WILL DRIFT TO THE NE REACHING FROM SE LOUISIANA TO THE UPPER COAST OF MEXICO EARLY TUE WHERE IT WILL STALL OUT AND DISSIPATE BY WED. A RIDGE WILL EXTEND ACROSS THE AREA FROM THE ATLC WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI WITH SOUTHERLY FLOW INCREASING IN THE W GULF THU THROUGH FRI. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE FRI NIGHT REACHING FROM 30N92W TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE BY LATE SAT. $$ GMZ080-200930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT MON APR 19 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...W OF TROUGH N WINDS 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. E OF TROUGH VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG TROUGH. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 3 FT WED NIGHT. .THU...W OF 95W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. E OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT E OF FRONT AND SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT. .SAT...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT. $$ GMZ082-200930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT MON APR 19 2010 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...EXCEPT NE 15 KT NEAR COAST OF YUCATAN DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE...EXCEPT NE 15 KT NEAR COAST OF YUCATAN DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 21N LATE. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF 21N LATE...EXCEPT NE 20 KT NEAR COAST OF YUCATAN DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 21N BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE... AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 21N BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FAR NW PART LATE. .SAT...E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT N OF 21N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 21N. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT. $$ GMZ084-200930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT MON APR 19 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT S OF 26N WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS BUILDING TO 2 TO 3 FT S OF 26N WED NIGHT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE... EXCEPT NE 15 KT NEAR COAST OF YUCATAN DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE...EXCEPT NE 20 KT NEAR COAST OF YUCATAN DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT NE NEAR COAST OF YUCATAN DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT N OF 26N AND 4 TO 8 FT S OF 26N. SCATTERED SHOWERS FAR NW PART LATE. $$ GMZ086-200930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT MON APR 19 2010 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT S OF 24N DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT S OF 24N DURING THE EVENINGS. .THU...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FT LATE. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF 26N LATE. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY