000 FZNT24 KNHC 250227 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM CDT SAT APR 24 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. GMZ089-250930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT SAT APR 24 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT STRETCHING FROM SE LOUISIANA TO NEAR 20N97W WILL EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE NEAR 20N95W SUN MORNING THEN RAPIDLY WEAKEN INTO A FRONTAL TROUGH WHICH WILL MOVE SE OF THE GULF BY MON EVENING. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN BEHIND THE FRONT WITH A REINFORCING COLD FRONT CLIPPING THE NE GULF TUE BEFORE EXITING EARLY WED WITH HIGH PRES RETURNING THEREAFTER. $$ GMZ080-250930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT SAT APR 24 2010 .TONIGHT...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. W OF FRONT N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E OF 92W N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. W OF 92W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ082-250930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT SAT APR 24 2010 .TONIGHT...E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT SUN NIGHT. W OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG TROUGH. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING NE TO E MON NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG TROUGH. .TUE...N OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE EXCEPT NE 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. S OF 20N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT NE 10 TO 15 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 1 TO 3 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...BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT THROUGHOUT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 20N BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE...AND 1 TO 3 FT S OF 20N BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ084-250930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT SAT APR 24 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE THEN SHIFTING TO W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE TONIGHT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT SUN NIGHT. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 28N SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST N OF 28N SUN NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT OCCASIONALLY 20 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT SW TO W 10 TO 15 KT N OF 28N LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ086-250930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT SAT APR 24 2010 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST N OF 27N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 26N SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT SUN NIGHT...AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 26N SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT SUN NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING W 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER GR