000 FZNT24 KNHC 181405 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1005 AM EDT THU OCT 18 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. GMZ001-182200- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1005 AM EDT THU OCT 18 2012 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES EXTENDING FROM THE WESTERN ATLC SW TO THE CENTRAL GULF WILL E OF THE AREA BY TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT JUST OFFSHORE THE TEXAS COAST QUICKLY MOVES ACROSS THE GULF REACHING FROM N CENTRAL FLORIDA TO 26N90W AND STATIONARY TO FAR S TEXAS FRI MORNING...AND FROM NEAR TAMPA FLORIDA TO 26N90W AND WEAKENING STATIONARY TO S TEXAS BY FRI EVENING. THE FRONT WILL THEN DISSIPATE FROM S FLORIDA TO NEAR 24N90W BY SAT EVENING WHILE THE WESTERN PORTION LIFTS N OVER THE FAR WESTERN WATERS. WEAK HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL ADVANCE EASTWARD SAT AND SUN WITH A RIDGE SW ACROSS THE GULF. THE INTERACTION BETWEEN THE RIDGE AND LOW PRES OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS WILL BRING INCREASING RETURN FLOW ACROSS THE WESTERN WATERS SAT THROUGH MON. $$ GMZ011-182200- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1005 AM EDT THU OCT 18 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-182200- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1005 AM EDT THU OCT 18 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ015-182200- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1005 AM EDT THU OCT 18 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 5 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR NE PART. .TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NE PART. .FRI...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N AND N 5 KT S OF 27N. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ017-182200- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1005 AM EDT THU OCT 18 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-182200- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1005 AM EDT THU OCT 18 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS N PART. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS N PART. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-182200- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1005 AM EDT THU OCT 18 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-182200- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1005 AM EDT THU OCT 18 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-182200- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1005 AM EDT THU OCT 18 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE