000 FZNT24 KNHC 010302 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM CDT SAT APR 30 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. GMZ089-010930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT SAT APR 30 2011 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES ALONG E COAST OF U.S. WITH RIDGE EXTENDING SW TO W GULF THROUGH MON. COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE MON...AND EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO SW GULF WED MORNING THEN BECOME E TO W ALIGNED AND DISSIPATE ALONG 25N THU. $$ GMZ080-010930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT SAT APR 30 2011 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT W OF 92W. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING 15 TO 20 KT N OF 26N LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT EARLY TUE GRADUALLY BECOMING NE 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-010930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT SAT APR 30 2011 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT E TO NE NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST EARLY...BECOMING SE 20 KT THROUGHOUT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 21N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 21N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT AHEAD OF FRONT EXCEPT S OF 22N E OF 93W N TO NE 20 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT N OF 21N ND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 21N. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT S OF 21N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF FRONT AND BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-010930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT SAT APR 30 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST EARLY...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT THROUGHOUT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT BY SUN NIGHT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...W OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF FRONT WINDS BECOMING NE 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-010930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 040 AM CDT SUN MAY 01 2011 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...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 27N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...NE TO E WIND 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 20 KT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING N TO NE 15 KT THROUGHOUT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT S OF FRONT AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF FRONT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING