000 FZNT24 KNHC 102032 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 432 PM EDT TUE APR 10 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. GMZ001-110900- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 432 PM EDT TUE APR 10 2012 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WILL WEAKEN AS A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF. THE FRONT WILL BECOME DIFFUSE FROM SW FLORIDA TO THE CENTRAL GULF THU. STRONGER HIGH PRES WILL BUILD BEHIND THE FRONT ALLOWING FOR FRESH TO STRONG SE FLOW TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF THU AND FRI...SPREADING ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF SAT AND SUN. $$ GMZ011-110900- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 432 PM EDT TUE APR 10 2012 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL. .SUN...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL. $$ GMZ013-110900- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 432 PM EDT TUE APR 10 2012 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT WITH SE SWELL. $$ GMZ015-110900- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 432 PM EDT TUE APR 10 2012 .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ017-110900- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 432 PM EDT TUE APR 10 2012 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT WITH SE SWELL. $$ GMZ019-110900- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 432 PM EDT TUE APR 10 2012 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. S OF 24N...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. A FEW SHOWERS. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT WITH SE SWELL. $$ GMZ021-110900- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 432 PM EDT TUE APR 10 2012 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ023-110900- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 432 PM EDT TUE APR 10 2012 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ025-110900- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 432 PM EDT TUE APR 10 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE... SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON