000 FZNT24 KNHC 052101 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 501 PM EDT THU APR 5 2012 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. GMZ001-060830- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 501 PM EDT THU APR 5 2012 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES RIDGE EXTENDING FROM CENTRAL ATLC INTO THE FAR SE PORTION OF GULF WILL SHIFT S THROUGH TONIGHT AS A WEAK COLD FRONT OVER EASTERN TEXAS MOVES ACROSS THE GULF THROUGH TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM APALACHEE BAY TO THE SE PART OF THE NW GULF BY LATE TONIGHT...FROM FORT MYERS FLORIDA TO NEAR 25N95W EARLY FRI...THEN MOVE SE OF THE GULF EARLY FRI NIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL REBUILD ACROSS THE AREA FROM THE N BEHIND THE FRONT THROUGH SUN...THEN WEAKEN LATE SUN INTO MON AS ANOTHER COLD FRONT PUSHES S INTO THE NORTHERN WATERS. $$ GMZ011-060830- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 501 PM EDT THU APR 5 2012 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ013-060830- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 501 PM EDT THU APR 5 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF 90W. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ015-060830- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 501 PM EDT THU APR 5 2012 .TONIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ017-060830- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 501 PM EDT THU APR 5 2012 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ019-060830- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 501 PM EDT THU APR 5 2012 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NE PORTIONS. .FRI...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. S OF 24N...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 5 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ021-060830- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 501 PM EDT THU APR 5 2012 .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS LATE. .FRI...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT... BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ023-060830- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 501 PM EDT THU APR 5 2012 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-060830- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 501 PM EDT THU APR 5 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E LESS THAN 5 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE