000 FZNT24 KNHC 070926 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 526 AM EDT TUE AUG 7 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. GMZ001-072015- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 526 AM EDT TUE AUG 7 2012 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO IN THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN SEA IS FORECAST TO MOVE W-NW AND INTENSIFY TO HURRICANE FORCE THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE MOVING INLAND ACROSS THE YUCATAN PENINSULA NEAR 18.8N 88.0W AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. ERNESTO IS THEN FORECAST TO TRACK W ACROSS THE YUCATAN PENINSULA WED AND WEAKEN AND EMERGE ACROSS THE FAR E BAY OF CAMPECHE NEAR 19.4N 91.0W LATE WED AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE MOVING W ACROSS THE BAY OF CAMPECHE WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT AND THEN INLAND ACROSS MEXICO LATE THU NIGHT. SWELLS FROM ERNESTO SHOULD SPREAD OVER MUCH OF THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL PORTIONS OF THE GULF WED THROUGH EARLY FRI. $$ GMZ011-072015- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 526 AM EDT TUE AUG 7 2012 .TODAY...SE WINDS 5 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. $$ GMZ013-072015- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 526 AM EDT TUE AUG 7 2012 .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. $$ GMZ015-072015- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 526 AM EDT TUE AUG 7 2012 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ017-072015- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 526 AM EDT TUE AUG 7 2012 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED...E OF 96W...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. W OF 96W...NE TO E WINDS 5 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...E OF 96W...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 20 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT...BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF 96W...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...E OF 96W...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. W OF 96W...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...SEAS 5 FT...BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. $$ GMZ019-072015- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 526 AM EDT TUE AUG 7 2012 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS AND SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N OF 24N...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. S OF 24N...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND NUMEROUS TSTMS. .WED...N OF 24N...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. S OF 24N...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT N OF 24N N OF 24N...AND 8 TO 11 FT S OF 24N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...N OF 24N...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. S OF 24N...E TO SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING E 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT N OF 24N N OF 24N...AND 8 TO 13 FT S OF 24N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. $$ GMZ021-072015- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 526 AM EDT TUE AUG 7 2012 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND NUMEROUS TSTMS. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. $$ GMZ023-072015- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 526 AM EDT TUE AUG 7 2012 .TODAY...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 5 FT...BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...INCREASING TO 45 TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...SEAS 12 FT...BUILDING TO 19 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 35 TO 40 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 45 TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...SEAS 17 FT...BUILDING TO 23 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...E TO SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. $$ GMZ025-072015- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 526 AM EDT TUE AUG 7 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS AND SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND NUMEROUS TSTMS. .WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...E WINDS 40 TO 45 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 35 TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 35 TO 40 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 45 TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT...BUILDING TO 16 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED TSTMS AND SHOWERS. .THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...E TO SE WINDS 45 TO 50 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 15 TO 25 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT... DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT... SUBSIDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE... AND 6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING