000 FZNT24 KNHC 010239 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM CDT FRI APR 30 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. GMZ089-010930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT FRI APR 30 2010 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS WILL SHIFT TO THE FAR E GULF BY LATE SUN...AND TO E OF THE AREA TUE. STRONG PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN THE RIDGE AND A COLD FRONT OVER EASTERN TEXAS WILL MAINTAIN STRONG SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW ACROSS MUCH OF THE GULF THROUGH SUN EVENING. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO ENTER THE NW GULF SUN...REACH FROM SE LOUISIANA TO WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE MON...FROM NW FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA TUE...THEN WEAKEN LATE TUE AND DISSIPATE WED. $$ GMZ080-010930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT FRI APR 30 2010 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT LATE SAT NIGHT. W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SE SWELL. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT EARLY SUN EVENING...AND TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE SUN NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 9 TO 14 FT...THEN SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL LATE SUN NIGHT. W OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...E OF FRONT S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL. W OF FRONT NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. .TUE...E OF FRONT WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...W OF 94W WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-010930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT FRI APR 30 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT E OF 93W INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT N OF 22N BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT SAT...AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 22N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E OF FRONT SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN SE SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF FRONT N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .MON...E OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT N OF 22N...AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 22N. W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 93W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL N OF 22N...AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 22N. .TUE...E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ084-010930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT FRI APR 30 2010 .TONIGHT...W OF 87W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT N OF 26N. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 28N90W. E OF 87W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF 87W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. E OF 87W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST NW. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL N OF 27N...AND TO 4 TO 7 FT S OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS W PORTION. .TUE...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT SW PORTION BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ086-010930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT FRI APR 30 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 25N NEAR STRAITS OF FLORIDA E TO SE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE