000 FZNT24 KNHC 161515 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT SAT APR 16 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. GMZ089-162130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT SAT APR 16 2011 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 30N85W TO 18N93W MOVE E OF GULF EARLY SUN. HIGH PRES 1020 MB BUILD ACROSS NE GULF PROMPTING FRESH E TO SE BREEZE ACROSS ENTIRE BASIN THROUGH MON. DEVELOPING TROUGH OVER MEXICO TIGHTEN PRES GRADIENT TUE AND STRENGTHENS SE TO S RETURN FLOW W OF 90W. $$ GMZ080-162130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT SAT APR 16 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING SE TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE TONIGHT. .SUN THROUGH MON...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ082-162130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT SAT APR 16 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT...E OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. W OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT TUE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT TUE. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING E LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ084-162130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT SAT APR 16 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING SE LATE. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...SE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT S OF 25N TUE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT S OF 25N TUE. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ086-162130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT SAT APR 16 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT SE OF FRONT AND TO 6 FT NW OF FRONT TONIGHT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT. SE OF FRONT SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT NW OF FRONT AND 1 FT S OF FRONT. .MON AND TUE...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...N OF 27N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES