000 FZNT24 KNHC 110238 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1038 PM EDT MON SEP 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. GMZ001-110945- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1038 PM EDT MON SEP 10 2012 .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM SW FLORIDA NEAR 26N82W TO THE CENTRAL GULF NEAR 25N92W TO S OF TAMPICO MEXICO NEAR 21N97W. THE FRONT WILL LINGER THROUGH TUE THEN WILL SLOWLY DRIFT S EARLY WED...DISSIPATING ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND KEYS WED NIGHT AND THU. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN FROM THE NE WED THROUGH THU...WEAKENING FRI AND SAT. $$ GMZ011-110945- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1038 PM EDT MON SEP 10 2012 .OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ013-110945- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1038 PM EDT MON SEP 10 2012 .OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .WED...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...E OF 90W...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 90W...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ015-110945- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1038 PM EDT MON SEP 10 2012 .OVERNIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N AND N LESS THAN 5 KT S OF 27N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ017-110945- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1038 PM EDT MON SEP 10 2012 .OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ019-110945- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1038 PM EDT MON SEP 10 2012 .OVERNIGHT...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ021-110945- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1038 PM EDT MON SEP 10 2012 .OVERNIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...STRAITS OF FLORIDA...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT TO 6 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT TO 6 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ023-110945- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1038 PM EDT MON SEP 10 2012 .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ025-110945- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1038 PM EDT MON SEP 10 2012 .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY