000 FZNT24 KNHC 040919 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT MON APR 04 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. GMZ089-041530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT MON APR 04 2011 .SYNOPSIS...SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW IS INCREASING AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT MOVING SE INTO TEXAS THIS MORNING. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE THIS AFTERNOON THEN QUICKLY REACH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE W BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE MORNING...THEN SLOW AND DISSIPATE FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO JUST OFF THE YUCATAN COAST TUE NIGHT. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL APPROACH GALE FORCE BEHIND THE FRONT TONIGHT INTO TUE. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW SETS UP AGAIN WED THROUGH FRI. $$ GMZ080-041530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT MON APR 04 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT AHEAD OF FRONT THIS AFTERNOON...SHIFTING N 25 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT BEHIND FRONT TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT THEN QUICKLY BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT TUE NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED THROUGH FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE BY THU. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ082-041530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT MON APR 04 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 FT JUST AHEAD OF FRONT THIS EVENING...SHIFTING N 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...N OF 21N W OF 94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT FRI. $$ GMZ084-041530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT MON APR 04 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF 27N THIS AFTERNOON...SHIFTING NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING 8 TO 9 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-041530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT MON APR 04 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF 27N THIS AFTERNOON THEN VEERING S TO SW 15 TO 25 AHEAD OF FRONT LATE TONIGHT. WINDS SHIFTING NW 20 TO 25 KT LATE TONIGHT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 KT LATE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO SE WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT WED NIGHT. .THU AND FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING