000 FZNT24 KNHC 070249 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1049 PM EDT FRI APR 6 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. GMZ001-070900- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1049 PM EDT FRI APR 6 2012 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM S FLORIDA COAST JUST N OF NAPLES TO CENTRAL TEXAS COAST LATE THIS EVENING WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE W PORTIONS...WHILE E PORTIONS SINK S INTO STRAITS OF FLORIDA BY SAT MORNING THEN STALL ACROSS YUCATAN CHANNEL AND W CUBA SAT NIGHT AND SUN. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT OVER THE N CENTRAL GULF SUN THROUGH TUE. $$ GMZ011-070900- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1049 PM EDT FRI APR 6 2012 .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ013-070900- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1049 PM EDT FRI APR 6 2012 .OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ015-070900- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1049 PM EDT FRI APR 6 2012 .OVERNIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...N WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ017-070900- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1049 PM EDT FRI APR 6 2012 .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ019-070900- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1049 PM EDT FRI APR 6 2012 .OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ021-070900- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1049 PM EDT FRI APR 6 2012 .OVERNIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ023-070900- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1049 PM EDT FRI APR 6 2012 .OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ. .SUN...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ. .MON...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ025-070900- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1049 PM EDT FRI APR 6 2012 .OVERNIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE. .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. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING