000 FZNT24 KNHC 231410 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT FRI APR 23 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. GMZ089-232130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT FRI APR 23 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE EXTENDS OVER THE GULF FROM THE ATLC WITH STRENGTHENING SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW OCCURRING THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT WHICH WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM SE LOUISIANA TO VERACRUZ SAT EVENING...THEN WILL RAPIDLY WEAKEN INTO A FRONTAL TROUGH WHILE IT EXTENDS FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE SE BAY OF CAMPECHE SUN EVENING MOVING SE OF THE GULF BY MON EVENING. A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRES WILL DEVELOP IN THE BAY OF CAMPECHE SUN NIGHT AND MON WITH HIGH PRES RIDGING BACK ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE GULF BY LATE TUE. $$ GMZ080-232130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT FRI APR 23 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT E OF FRONT AND SHIFTING TO NW 20 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT E OF FRONT AND 6 TO 9 FT BEHIND FRONT LATE TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT SAT NIGHT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT SAT NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT. .SUN...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE W OF 93W LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT LATE. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE. $$ GMZ082-232130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT FRI APR 23 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF 21N TONIGHT...EXCEPT NE 15 TO 20 KT NEAR COAST OF YUCATAN DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT N OF 21N AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 21N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FAR NW PART LATE TONIGHT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N OF 21N SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SAT NIGHT...AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 21N SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT SAT NIGHT. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SAT NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT. .SUN...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE...EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT W OF TROUGH. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT SE PART. .TUE...N OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT W OF TROUGH...AND EXCEPT NE WINDS 20 KT NEAR COAST OF YUCATAN DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 20N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ084-232130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT FRI APR 23 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT W OF 88W TONIGHT...EXCEPT NE NEAR COAST OF YUCATAN DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT W OF 88W TONIGHT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT E OF FRONT AND SHIFTING TO NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE NEAR COAST OF YUCATAN DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT. .SUN...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT. .MON...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT W TO NW N OF 28N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-232130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT FRI APR 23 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF 26N SAT NIGHT. .SUN...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 26N AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 26N. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .MON...NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING W TO NW LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY