000 FZNT24 KNHC 111521 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT MON APR 11 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. GMZ089-112130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT MON APR 11 2011 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE OVER SW N ATLC MAINTAINS STEADY FRESH SE TO S BREEZE INCREASING AS COLD FRONT MOVES OFF TEXAS COAST THIS AFTERNOON. FRONT REACH FROM TAMPA FLORIDA TO NW YUCATAN EARLY TUE AND E OF GULF EARLY WED. HIGH PRES BEHIND FRONT BRING MODERATE E TO SE FLOW ACROSS ENTIRE GULF WED AND THU. SECOND WEAK COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO REACH SE TEXAS COAST FRI. $$ GMZ080-112130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT MON APR 11 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE TUE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT SE FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NW OF SECOND FRONT N WINDS 10 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT LATE FRI. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILD TO 7 FT LATE FRI. $$ GMZ082-112130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT MON APR 11 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED THROUGH FRI...SE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-112130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT MON APR 11 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE...N OF 25N S WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING SW LATE...THEN BECOMING NE AT 20 KT BEHIND FRONT TUE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT TUE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 25N. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT S FRI N OF 25N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-112130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT MON APR 11 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES