000 FZNT24 KNHC 271812 AAA OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO...UPDATED NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1115 PM CDT WED APR 27 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. GMZ089-272130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 115 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE ALONG 28N WILL SHIFT E OF GULF THROUGH TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT PRESENTLY ALONG THE TEXAS COAST PROGRESS EASTWARD. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE THU...THEN DISSIPATE FROM NAPLES FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL FRI. HIGH PRES WILL MOVE EASTWARD ACROSS NORTH WATERS FRI AND SAT ALLOWING SE RETURN FLOW TO SET UP OVER THE WESTERN GULF. THE NEXT COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO PUSH OFF THE TEXAS COAST SUN NIGHT. $$ GMZ080-272130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 115 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011 .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT OVER SE PORTION DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE AND BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 2O KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST E OF 94W. .TONIGHT...WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT OVER FAR E PORTION E OF FRONT S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT EARLY. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST E. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT THU TONIGHT. .FRI...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-272130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 115 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011 .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON ...AND SHIFTING TO N TO NE 20 TO 30 KT EARLY TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT N OF 22N...AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 22N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...WINDS SHIFTING TO N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT THROUGHOUT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT...EXCEPT OVER FAR SE PORTION VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT OVER FAR SE PORTION 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT THU NIGHT. .FRI...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 22N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NW SWELL. .SAT AND SUN...WINDS BECOMING SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ084-272130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W...UPDATED 115 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011 UPDATED WINDS N OF 27N FOR THIS AFTERNOON .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT FAR NE PORTION BECOMING NW LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR N PORTION LATE. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NW OF FRONT NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON AND BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...WINDS BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...WIND SHIFTING TO SE 10 TO 15 KT...AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE SAT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-272130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 115 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011 .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...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... EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT FROM 25N TO 27N...AND SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT S OF 25N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR N PORTION E OF FRONT THU. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS ELSEWHERE ALONG FRONT. .FRI...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 27N. .SAT...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 25N INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 28N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE 000 FZNT24 KNHC 271812 AAA OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO...UPDATED NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 115 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. GMZ089-272130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 115 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE ALONG 28N WILL SHIFT E OF GULF THROUGH TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT PRESENTLY ALONG THE TEXAS COAST PROGRESS EASTWARD. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE THU...THEN DISSIPATE FROM NAPLES FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL FRI. HIGH PRES WILL MOVE EASTWARD ACROSS NORTH WATERS FRI AND SAT ALLOWING SE RETURN FLOW TO SET UP OVER THE WESTERN GULF. THE NEXT COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO PUSH OFF THE TEXAS COAST SUN NIGHT. $$ GMZ080-272130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 115 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011 .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT OVER SE PORTION DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE AND BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 2O KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST E OF 94W. .TONIGHT...WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT OVER FAR E PORTION E OF FRONT S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT EARLY. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST E. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT THU TONIGHT. .FRI...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-272130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 115 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011 .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON ...AND SHIFTING TO N TO NE 20 TO 30 KT EARLY TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT N OF 22N...AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 22N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...WINDS SHIFTING TO N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT THROUGHOUT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT...EXCEPT OVER FAR SE PORTION VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT OVER FAR SE PORTION 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT THU NIGHT. .FRI...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 22N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NW SWELL. .SAT AND SUN...WINDS BECOMING SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ084-272130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W...UPDATED 115 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011 UPDATED WINDS N OF 27N FOR THIS AFTERNOON .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT FAR NE PORTION BECOMING NW LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR N PORTION LATE. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NW OF FRONT NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON AND BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...WINDS BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...WIND SHIFTING TO SE 10 TO 15 KT...AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE SAT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-272130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 115 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011 .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT... EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT FROM 25N TO 27N...AND SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT S OF 25N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR N PORTION E OF FRONT THU. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS ELSEWHERE ALONG FRONT. .FRI...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 27N. .SAT...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 25N INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 28N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE