000 FZNT24 KNHC 300228 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM CDT FRI APR 29 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. GMZ089-300930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT FRI APR 29 2011 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE NE GULF HAS ESTABLISHED ANTICYCLONIC FLOW OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO WITH SE RETURN FLOW PREVAILING OVER THE WESTERN GULF. THIS FLOW WILL PREVAIL THROUGH TUE. A COLD FRONT WILL THEN MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST TUE NIGHT...EXTENDING FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE WED NIGHT. $$ GMZ080-300930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT FRI APR 29 2011 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT W OF 94W TONIGHT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT W OF 94W. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST W OF 94W. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND THE FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-300930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT FRI APR 29 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 22N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT E TO NE NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 21N SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 22N E OF 93W N TO NE 20 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT N OF 21N. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ084-300930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT FRI APR 29 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...N OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...W OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF FRONT WINDS BECOMING NE 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-300930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 040 AM CDT SAT APR 30 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 25N INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...N OF 27N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED...N OF 26N W WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER AL