000 FZNT24 KNHC 272109 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM 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. GMZ089-280330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT TUE APR 27 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM NEAR 30N85W TO 25N90W TO INLAND NE MEXICO WILL QUICKLY EXIT THE GULF LATE TONIGHT INTO WED MORNING. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT THROUGH WED NIGHT...THEN SHIFT TO THE NE GULF EARLY THU MORNING...AND TO E OF NE FLORIDA THU AFTERNOON. STRONG SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH SAT AS THE PRES GRADIENT STRENGTHENS BETWEEN THE HIGH AND TROUGH OVER TEXAS AND NE MEXICO. A COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO EASTERN TEXAS SAT AND SUN. $$ GMZ080-280330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT TUE APR 27 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT THU NIGHT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. .SAT...E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. W OF 95W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT SHIFTING TO NW TO N LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ082-280330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT TUE APR 27 2010 .TONIGHT...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 NEAR YUCATAN COAST WED NIGHT NE WINDS 20 KT. 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 AND THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 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 INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT N OF 22N...AND TO 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. .SUN...E OF 95W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-280330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT TUE APR 27 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 28N BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT EARLY WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT ...EXCEPT N OF 28N SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT WED NIGHT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT THU NIGHT. .FRI AND SAT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST NW. .SUN...S OF 26N SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ086-280330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT TUE APR 27 2010 .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SE OF FRONT TO 26N W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 28N BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT N OF 28N SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT WED NIGHT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S PORTION INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT S OF 25N...AND 1 TO 2 FT N OF 25N. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE