000 FZNT24 KNHC 261006 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT MON APR 26 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. GMZ089-261530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT MON APR 26 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDING FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AREA TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL SLOWLY PUSH E...MOVING E OF THE GULF WATERS BY MON NIGHT WITH A REINFORCING COLD FRONT CLIPPING THE NE GULF TUE BEFORE EXITING THE GULF BY TUE NIGHT. HIGH PRES BUILDS BEHIND THE REINFORCING FRONT WED SHIFTING E THU AND FRI. $$ GMZ080-261530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT MON APR 26 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E OF 92W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. W OF 92W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .TUE...E OF 92W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. W OF 92W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. $$ GMZ082-261530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT MON APR 26 2010 .TODAY...N OF 21N E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. W OF 94W VARIABLE INDUS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED...N OF 20N E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 20N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ084-261530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT MON APR 26 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF TROUGH W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 156 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT. $$ GMZ086-261530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT MON APR 26 2010 .TODAY...E OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. W OF TROUGH W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...N OF 25N W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 15N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 15N W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER WALLACE