000 FZNT24 KNHC 050154 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 855 PM CDT SAT AUG 04 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. GMZ001-050930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 855 PM CDT SAT AUG 04 2012 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK RIDGE EXTENDING FROM THE NE GULF TO THE SW GULF WILL SLOWLY LIFT N INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. A SURFACE TROUGH CURRENTLY E OF FLORIDA ALONG 80W WILL DRIFT W ACROSS FLORIDA AND THEN INTO THE E GULF LATE OVERNIGHT INTO SUN...THEN TOWARD THE CENTRAL GULF THROUGH WED. TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO CURRENTLY IN THE E CARIBBEAN IS FORECAST TO INTENSIFY INTO A HURRICANE BEFORE IT MOVES ACROSS THE YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE TUE THROUGH WED. ERNESTO EMERGES INTO THE GULF WED NIGHT AND THU AS A TROPICAL STORM. ATLC HIGH PRES WILL BUILD WESTWARD ACROSS THE GULF BEHIND THE TROUGH AND N OF ERNESTO. $$ GMZ011-050930- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 855 PM CDT SAT AUG 04 2012 .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 5 KT...SHIFTING TO NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...SW TO W WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED...SW WINDS 5 KT...SHIFTING TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 5 KT...BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ013-050930- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 855 PM CDT SAT AUG 04 2012 .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SUN...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .MON...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT... SHIFTING TO SE TO S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ015-050930- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 855 PM CDT SAT AUG 04 2012 .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SUN...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ017-050930- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 855 PM CDT SAT AUG 04 2012 .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...S TO SW WINDS 5 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ019-050930- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 855 PM CDT SAT AUG 04 2012 .OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .THU...N OF 24N...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. S OF 24N...E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT. $$ GMZ021-050930- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 855 PM CDT SAT AUG 04 2012 .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ GMZ023-050930- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 855 PM CDT SAT AUG 04 2012 .OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ025-050930- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 855 PM CDT SAT AUG 04 2012 .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR N PART. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR N PART. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...NE 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. ELSEWHERE...NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .THU...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING W 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. $$ FORECASTER COBB/AGUIRRE