000 FZNT24 KNHC 030938 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT SUN APR 03 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. GMZ089-031530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT SUN APR 03 2011 .SYNOPSIS...SE RETURN FLOW ACROSS THE NW PORTION THIS MORNING WILL SPREAD E ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF BY LATE AFTERNOON AND INCREASE...THEN BECOME SE TO S TONIGHT AND MON AND INCREASE FURTHER IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT APPROACHING THE TEXAS COAST LATE MON. THE FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST MON EVENING AND REACH FROM NEAR APALACHEE BAY TO THE W BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE MORNING...WITH POTENTIAL FOR NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS W PORTIONS. FRONT WILL THEN DRIFT SE AND STALL FROM SW FLORIDA TO NE BAY OF CAMPECHE WED MORNING BEFORE LIFTING N AND DISSIPATING WED NIGHT AND THU AS SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW RE-ESTABLISHES. $$ GMZ080-031530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT SUN APR 03 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT BY LATE TONIGHT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT AHEAD OF FRONT...THEN SHIFTING N 25 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT MON NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 BECOMING E TO SE 20 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED AND THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-031530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT SUN APR 03 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT NE HALF. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 3 TO 6 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NE PART...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT AHEAD OF FRONT. NW OF FRONT WINDS SHIFTING N TO NE 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO NEAR GALE FORCE LATE MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE WED. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ084-031530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT SUN APR 03 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S WINDS TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING SW AHEAD OF FRONT...THEN SHIFTING NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A FEW TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ086-031530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT SUN APR 03 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS THIS MORNING. OTHERWISE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S 20 TO 25 LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR FRONT LATE. .TUE...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING