000 FZNT24 KNHC 051459 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1059 AM EDT THU APR 5 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. GMZ001-052115- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1059 AM EDT THU APR 5 2012 .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE OVER THE FAR SE PORTION WILL SHIFT S THROUGH TONIGHT AS A WEAK COLD FRONT OVER EASTERN TEXAS MOVES ACROSS THE GULF THROUGH TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM APALACHEE BAY TO THE SE PART OF THE NW GULF BY LATE TONIGHT...FROM FORT MYERS FLORIDA TO NEAR 25N95W EARLY FRI...THEN MOVE SE OF THE GULF EARLY FRI NIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL REBUILD ACROSS THE AREA FROM THE N BEHIND THE FRONT THROUGH SUN...THEN WEAKEN LATE SUN INTO MON AS ANOTHER COLD FRONT PUSHES S INTO THE NORTHERN WATERS. $$ GMZ011-052115- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1059 AM EDT THU APR 5 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...W WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. $$ GMZ013-052115- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1059 AM EDT THU APR 5 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF 90W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 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 5 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ015-052115- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1059 AM EDT THU APR 5 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ017-052115- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1059 AM EDT THU APR 5 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. .TONIGHT...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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 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 IN NE SWELL. $$ GMZ019-052115- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1059 AM EDT THU APR 5 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ021-052115- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1059 AM EDT THU APR 5 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 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 INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ023-052115- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1059 AM EDT THU APR 5 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ GMZ025-052115- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1059 AM EDT THU APR 5 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE