000 FZNT24 KNHC 271512 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT TUE APR 27 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. GMZ089-272130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT TUE APR 27 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT HAS ENTERED THE N WATERS AND WILL MOVE QUICKLY ACROSS NE GULF THIS AFTERNOON EXITING THE AREA THIS EVENING INTO TONIGHT. HIGH PRES BUILDS BEHIND THIS FRONT WED MOVING INTO E GULF THU AND 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 TROUGH OVER TEXAS AND NE MEXICO. A COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO ENTER THE NW PORTION OF THE GULF LATE SAT. $$ GMZ080-272130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT TUE APR 27 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TONIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT LATE. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .SAT...E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. W OF 95W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NW TO N BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ082-272130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT TUE APR 27 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 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 4 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT. .SAT...E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT N OF 22N AND 5 TO 8 FT S OF 22N. W OF 95W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT N OF 22N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 22N. $$ GMZ084-272130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT TUE APR 27 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT N OF 28N IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT N OF 28N IN THE EVENING. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT LATE. .FRI AND SAT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT. $$ GMZ086-272130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT TUE APR 27 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W TO NW INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT N OF 28 IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT N OF 28N IN THE EVENING. .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 GR