000 FZNT24 KNHC 021431 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT SAT APR 02 2011 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. GMZ089-022130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT SAT APR 02 2011 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER THE NE GULF WATERS WILL SHIFT NE MERGING WITH DEVELOPING HIGH PRES OVER THE SE U.S. TONIGHT. SE RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP ACROSS NW PORTIONS TONIGHT SPREADING ACROSS THE GULF SUN AND INCREASING SUN NIGHT AND MON IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT. THE FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE MON AFTERNOON RACING SE ACROSS THE BASIN REACHING FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO VERA CRUZ MEXICO TUE MORNING THEN DISSIPATING FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE TUE. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW RETURNS WED. $$ GMZ080-022130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT SAT APR 02 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT TONIGHT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT SUN NIGHT. .MON...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 25 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-022130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT SAT APR 02 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE 15 TO 20 KT ALONG YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT ALONG YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENING. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT ALONG YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT FAR SE PART. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE ALONG YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENING...BECOMING N TO NE 25 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE MON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG OF FRONT. .TUE...E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE 15 TO 20 KT ALONG YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT LATE. $$ GMZ084-022130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT SAT APR 02 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG OF FRONT. .TUE...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. W OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG OF FRONT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ086-022130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT SAT APR 02 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NE TO E TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT S OF 27N SUN NIGHT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO S TO SW LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .TUE...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY