000 FZNT24 KNHC 060304 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1104 PM 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. GMZ001-060945- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1104 PM EDT THU APR 5 2012 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES RIDGE EXTENDING FROM CENTRAL ATLC INTO THE FAR SE PORTION OF GULF WILL SHIFT SE TONIGHT AS A WEAK COLD FRONT SINKS S ACROSS N PORTIONS OF THE GULF. THE FRONT WILL THEN REACH FROM FORT MYERS FLORIDA TO CENTRAL TEXAS COAST FRI AFTERNOON...THEN MOVE SE ACROSS NW CUBA TO S TEXAS COAST SAT AFTERNOON BEFORE BECOMING DIFFUSE. HIGH PRES WILL REBUILD ACROSS THE AREA FROM THE N BEHIND THE FRONT SAT THROUGH SUN...THEN WEAKEN LATE SUN INTO MON AS ANOTHER COLD FRONT PUSHES S TO ALONG THE N GULF COASTS. $$ GMZ011-060945- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1104 PM EDT THU APR 5 2012 .OVERNIGHT...WINDS BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ013-060945- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1104 PM EDT THU APR 5 2012 .OVERNIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .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 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF 90W. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO 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 TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ015-060945- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1104 PM EDT THU APR 5 2012 .OVERNIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ017-060945- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1104 PM EDT THU APR 5 2012 .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 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 TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...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 TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ019-060945- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1104 PM EDT THU APR 5 2012 .OVERNIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. S OF 24N...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 5 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ021-060945- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1104 PM EDT THU APR 5 2012 .OVERNIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT... BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ023-060945- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1104 PM EDT THU APR 5 2012 .OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-060945- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1104 PM EDT THU APR 5 2012 .OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E LESS THAN 5 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...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING