000 FZNT24 KNHC 241458 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT SUN APR 24 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. GMZ089-242130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT SUN APR 24 2011 .SYNOPSIS...MODERATE TO FRESH SE WINDS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH TUE. COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST WED AND EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE THU. $$ GMZ080-242130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT SUN APR 24 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT BECOMING S 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .WED...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS E OF FRONT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. $$ GMZ082-242130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT SUN APR 24 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N OF 21N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 21N. .WED AND THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT WED AFTERNOON AND BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N OF 21N AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 21N. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. $$ GMZ084-242130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT SUN APR 24 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...W OF 88W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING S TO SW N OF 25N AND BECOMING SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 25N LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 88W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .THU...N OF 25N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. S OF 25N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS E OF FRONT. $$ GMZ086-242130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT SUN APR 24 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. W FRONT NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS E OF FRONT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER/DGS