000 FZNT24 KNHC 050212 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM 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. GMZ089-050930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT MON APR 04 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT OVER THE NW WATERS WILL RACE E AND DISSECT THE GULF FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO BAY OF CAMPECHE BY SUNRISE...THEN BEGIN TO SLOW EVENTUALLY DISSIPATING FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA BY LATE WED. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL APPROACH GALE FORCE BEHIND THE FRONT TONIGHT INTO TUE. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW SETS UP AGAIN WED THROUGH SAT. $$ GMZ080-050930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT MON APR 04 2011 .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N 25 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING E TO SE 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT TUE NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED THROUGH SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT EARLY FRI. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ082-050930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT MON APR 04 2011 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT JUST AHEAD OF FRONT...BECOMING 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 1 TO 3 FT. 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 5 TO 8 FT TUE NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 21N W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENINGS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT FRI AND SAT. $$ GMZ084-050930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT MON APR 04 2011 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF 27N AHEAD OF FRONT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT TUE NIGHT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE WED. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-050930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT MON APR 04 2011 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW JUST AHEAD OF FRONT...THEN BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT 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 TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO 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 E TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SAT...N OF 26N WINDS VARIABLE 5 KT. SEAS NEAR CALM. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON