000 FZNT24 KNHC 160303 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM CDT FRI APR 15 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. GMZ089-160930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT FRI APR 15 2011 .SYNOPSIS...SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL SHIFT E AND WEAKEN OVERNIGHT IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE NW GULF THIS EVENING. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM 30N85W TO 23N98W SAT MORNING AND THEN STALL FROM 26N81W TO 23N98W SUN MORNING WHERE IT WILL DISSIPATE THROUGH SUN EVENING. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL BECOME REESTABLISHED ACROSS THE BASIN SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED. $$ GMZ080-160930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT FRI APR 15 2011 .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NW TO N BEHIND FRONT AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NE WINDS W OF 93W LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AHEAD OF FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EARLY BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DURING THE AFTERNOON SHIFTING E TO SE 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT GRADUALLY BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .MON AND TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT TUE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT TUE. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ082-160930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT FRI APR 15 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS NEAR 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST. WINDS SHIFTING NE 10 TO 15 KT AHEAD OF FRONT NW PORTIONS THEN NE 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT SAT MORNING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT SE BAY OF CAMPECHE...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT SAT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. .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. .WED...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT S OF 21N. $$ GMZ084-160930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT FRI APR 15 2011 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW N OF 25N THEN SHIFTING NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT S OF 25N AND BUILDING 5 TO 6 FT N OF 25N AND TO 7 FT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE WINDS S OF 25N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N N TO NE NE WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 3 TO 6 FT TUE. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE WINDS LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ086-160930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT FRI APR 15 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT N PORTIONS AHEAD OF FRONT...THEN BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT SAT THEN BECOMING N TO NE 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING 3 TO 4 FT AHEAD OF FRONT SAT AND 5 TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT SAT NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT SAT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT N OF FRONT AND 1 TO 2 FT S OF FRONT. .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. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT EARLY...EXCEPT TO 20 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA...BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 6 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING