000 FZNT24 KNHC 142134 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT THU APR 14 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. GMZ089-150330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT THU APR 14 2011 .SYNOPSIS...SE RETURN FLOW WILL CONTINUE IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT MOVING OFFSHORE OF TEXAS FRI AFTERNOON. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE SAT...AND DISSIPATE OVER THE SE PORTION LATE IN THE WEEKEND. SOUTHERLY RETURN WILL DOMINATE THE AREA MON AND TUE. $$ GMZ080-150330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT THU APR 14 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW AHEAD OF FRONT FRI THEN SHIFTING TO N TO NE BEHIND FRONT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 5 FT TONIGHT AND 4 TO 6 FT FRI. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING TO SE LATE SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT TUE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT TUE. $$ GMZ082-150330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT THU APR 14 2011 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT ALONG THE YUCATAN COAST THIS EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT TO 5 FT OFF NW COAST OF YUCATAN. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SE OF FRONT SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT SAT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .MON AND TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT TUE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT TUE. $$ GMZ084-150330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT THU APR 14 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE TONIGHT THEN BECOMING S TO SW N OF 25N FRI. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT FRI. .SAT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...N OF 25N N TO NE NE WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 3 TO 6 FT TUE. $$ GMZ086-150330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT THU APR 14 2011 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT AHEAD OF FRONT...BECOMING NW 15 KT BEHIND FRONT SAT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .MON AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA THEN BECOMING SE TO S 15 KT TUE EXCEPT TO 20 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT TUE...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA BUILDING TO 5 TO 6 FT TUE. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING