000 FZNT24 KNHC 240234 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM 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. GMZ089-240930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT FRI APR 23 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE EXTENDS OVER THE GULF REGION FROM THE ATLC WITH STRENGTHENING SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW OCCURRING TONIGHT AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT WHICH WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM SE LOUISIANA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE SAT EVENING...THEN WILL RAPIDLY WEAKEN INTO A FRONTAL TROUGH WHILE IT EXTENDS FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA SUN EVENING MOVING SE OF THE GULF BY MON EVENING. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN BEHIND THE FRONT. A REINFORCING COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE N WATERS EARLY TUE MORNING EXTENDING FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE LOWER TEXAS COAST AND WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE GULF WATERS LATER IN THE DAY. $$ GMZ080-240930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT FRI APR 23 2010 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT NEAR FRONT THEN SHIFTING TO NW 20 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...BUILDING TO 10 FT NEAR FRONT AND 6 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT LATE TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT SAT NIGHT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT SAT NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-240930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT FRI APR 23 2010 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 21N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT N OF 21N BUILDING TO 9 FT FAR NW PART...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 AND SUN NIGHT...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT SUN NIGHT. 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. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 20N...AND EXCEPT NE WINDS 20 KT NEAR COAST OF YUCATAN DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 20N AND 1 TO 3 FT S OF 20N. $$ GMZ084-240930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT FRI APR 23 2010 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT NW PART. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT THEN SHIFTING TO NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE TO E NEAR COAST OF YUCATAN DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT N OF 28N SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST N OF 28N SUN NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT. .MON...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT W TO NW N OF 28N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-240930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT FRI APR 23 2010 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT E WINDS 20 KT S OF 24N IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT N OF 26N SAT NIGHT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT SUN NIGHT. 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. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER GR