000 FZNT24 KNHC 042118 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 518 PM EDT WED APR 4 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. GMZ001-050830- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 518 PM EDT WED APR 4 2012 .SYNOPSIS...A SQUALL LINE ACROSS THE N CENTRAL AND NE GULF WILL CONTINUE TO SHIFT S AND SE AND WEAKEN LATE THIS EVENING. OTHERWISE A WEAK RIDGE CENTERED ACROSS THE W ATLC WILL CONTINUE TO INFLUENCE THE GULF WATERS THROUGH THIS EVENING BEFORE SHIFTING E OF THE AREA THU. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN COASTAL WATERS THU...MOVING S OF THE GULF BY EARLY SAT. HIGH PRES WILL REBUILD ACROSS THE AREA FROM THE N THIS WEEKEND. $$ GMZ011-050830- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 518 PM EDT WED APR 4 2012 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ013-050830- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 518 PM EDT WED APR 4 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE MAINLY S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ015-050830- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 518 PM EDT WED APR 4 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE MAINLY S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ017-050830- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 518 PM EDT WED APR 4 2012 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-050830- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 518 PM EDT WED APR 4 2012 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR N PORTIONS. .THU...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. S OF 24N...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. S OF 24N...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 5 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ021-050830- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 518 PM EDT WED APR 4 2012 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ023-050830- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 518 PM EDT WED APR 4 2012 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 5 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-050830- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 518 PM EDT WED APR 4 2012 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 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 WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY