000 FZNT24 KNHC 221433 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT THU APR 22 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. GMZ089-222130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT THU APR 22 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRES OVER THE GULF WILL STRENGTHEN ALLOWING FOR SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW TO INCREASE AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT WHICH WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE FRI NIGHT AND EARLY SAT. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 30N92W TO 21N97W SAT AFTERNOON THEN FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE SUN AFTERNOON AND THEN FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE MON. $$ GMZ080-222130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT THU APR 22 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT LATE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT. .SAT...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING 6 TO 8 FT LATE. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT. .SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-222130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT THU APR 22 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF 21N FRI NIGHT...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 FRI NIGHT...AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 21N BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT FRI NIGHT. 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 7 FT N OF 21N SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE...AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 21N SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT LATE. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT. .SUN...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT DIMINISHING TO 2 TO 3 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT W TO NW WINDS SE PART. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT SE PART. $$ GMZ084-222130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT THU APR 22 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT TONIGHT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT W OF 88W FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT FRI NIGHT. .SAT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS FAR NW PART LATE. .SUN...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT. .MON...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ086-222130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT THU APR 22 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 24N DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .SUN...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS FAR N PART LATE. .MON...NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT OCCASIONALLY 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER MUSONDA/LEWITSKY