000 FZNT24 KNHC 270258 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM 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. GMZ089-270930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT MON APR 26 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD COLD FRONT WILL MOVE QUICKLY ACROSS N WATERS TUE. HIGH PRES BUILDS BEHIND THIS FRONT WED SHIFTING INTO E GULF THU AND LINGERING E OF FL FRI AND SAT. STRONG SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW BUILDS ACROSS THE GULF FRI AND SAT AS THE PRES GRADIENT STRENGTHENS BETWEEN THE HIGH AND TROUGHING OVER TEXAS AND NE MEXICO. $$ GMZ080-270930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT MON APR 26 2010 .TONIGHT...E OF 92W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. W OF 92W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .TUE...SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT OCCASIONALLY 20 KT W OF 95W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .SAT...E OF 95W S TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. W OF 95W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N. $$ GMZ082-270930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT MON APR 26 2010 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SE TO S WINDS W OF 94W. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 20N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. 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. .SAT...E OF 95W S TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT N OF 22N AND 4 TO 7 FT S OF 24N. W OF 95W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT N OF 22N AND 4 TO 7 FT S OF 22N. $$ GMZ084-270930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT MON APR 26 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 1O TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. FROM 24N TO 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT N OF 28N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...S TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. $$ GMZ086-270930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT MON APR 26 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...HIGHEST IN STRAITS OF FL EARLY. .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 AND WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT WED NIGHT. .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. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER