000 FZNT24 KNHC 261519 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 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. GMZ089-262130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT MON APR 26 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM N FLORIDA TO 25N85W TO 22N90W WILL SLOWLY PUSH SE...MOVING SE OF THE GULF WATERS BY TONIGHT. A REINFORCING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE N WATERS TUE BEFORE EXITING THE GULF BY TUE NIGHT. HIGH PRES BUILDS BEHIND THE REINFORCING FRONT WED SHIFTING E THU AND FRI. A COLD FRONT MAY BRIEFLY MOVE INTO THE FAR NW GULF FRI. $$ GMZ080-262130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT MON APR 26 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E OF 92W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. W OF 92W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT OCCASIONALLY 20 KT W OF 95W THEN BECOMING NE TO E TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. $$ GMZ082-262130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT MON APR 26 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE 1O KT NW PART. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...N OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 20N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT. $$ GMZ084-262130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT MON APR 26 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT OCCASIONALLY 25 KT NEAR FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .TONIGHT...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 1O TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. FROM 24N TO 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT N OF 28N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. $$ GMZ086-262130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT MON APR 26 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NW OF FRONT W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...HIGHEST N OF 26N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND REINFORCING FRONT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT LATE. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER GR