000 FZNT24 KNHC 171505 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1105 AM EDT TUE APR 17 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. GMZ001-172030- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1105 AM EDT TUE APR 17 2012 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT SW LOUISIANA TO INLAND NE MEXICO WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN AND BECOME STATIONARY AS IT REACHES FROM THE FAR WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE BY LATE TONIGHT. WEAK LOW PRES WILL FORM ALONG THE FRONT AND TRACK NE THROUGH WED NIGHT PULLING THE WEAKENING FRONTAL TROUGH SOME TO THE THE E BEFORE DISSIPATING OVER NE WATERS THU. ATLC HIGH PRES WILL EXTEND W INTO GULF LATE THU THROUGH LATE FRI. A STRONG COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO ENTER THE NW WATERS SAT FOLLOWED BY STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW. $$ GMZ011-172030- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1105 AM EDT TUE APR 17 2012 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...WINDS BECOMING NW 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. $$ GMZ013-172030- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1105 AM EDT TUE APR 17 2012 .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED...W WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING NW TO N IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF 90W...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. .THU...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT...SW TO W WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ015-172030- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1105 AM EDT TUE APR 17 2012 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S TO SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .SAT...S WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ017-172030- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1105 AM EDT TUE APR 17 2012 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. W OF 96W...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...WINDS BECOMING NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. $$ GMZ019-172030- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1105 AM EDT TUE APR 17 2012 .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. S OF 24N...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. S OF 24N...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...SW TO W WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ021-172030- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1105 AM EDT TUE APR 17 2012 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING E TO SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT...S WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-172030- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1105 AM EDT TUE APR 17 2012 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...WINDS BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ025-172030- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1105 AM EDT TUE APR 17 2012 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EARLY...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PORTION. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PORTION. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE