000 FZNT24 KNHC 100856 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 456 AM EDT TUE JUL 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. GMZ001-102300- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 456 AM EDT TUE JUL 10 2012 .SYNOPSIS...AN E TO W RIDGE WILL CONTINUE ALONG 26N THROUGH SAT. A TROPICAL WAVE WILL ENTER THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA LATE WED... REACHING ALONG 83W THU...THEN WEAKENING OVER THE S CENTRAL WATERS FRI AND SAT. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL DIP INTO THE FAR NW WATERS THU THEN DRIFT N OF THE AREA FRI. $$ GMZ011-102300- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 456 AM EDT TUE JUL 10 2012 .TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT...INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ013-102300- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 456 AM EDT TUE JUL 10 2012 .TODAY...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT IN SE TO S SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU THROUGH FRI...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ015-102300- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 456 AM EDT TUE JUL 10 2012 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS MAINLY E PART. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ017-102300- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 456 AM EDT TUE JUL 10 2012 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ019-102300- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 456 AM EDT TUE JUL 10 2012 .TODAY...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ021-102300- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 456 AM EDT TUE JUL 10 2012 .TODAY...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS MAINLY E OF 85W. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ023-102300- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 456 AM EDT TUE JUL 10 2012 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-102300- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 456 AM EDT TUE JUL 10 2012 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON