000 FZNT24 KNHC 080247 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1047 PM EDT SAT APR 7 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. GMZ001-080845- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1047 PM EDT SAT APR 7 2012 .SYNOPSIS...DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM N COAST OF YUCATAN PENINSULA THROUGH E CENTRAL CUBA THIS EVENING. HIGH PRES WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE GULF THROUGH SUN NIGHT...THEN WEAKEN SOME MON AND TUE AS A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS. STRONGER HIGH PRES WILL THEN BUILD S ACROSS THE GULF IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT LATE TUE AND WED. $$ GMZ011-080845- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1047 PM EDT SAT APR 7 2012 .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ013-080845- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1047 PM EDT SAT APR 7 2012 .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ015-080845- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1047 PM EDT SAT APR 7 2012 .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ017-080845- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1047 PM EDT SAT APR 7 2012 .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ019-080845- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1047 PM EDT SAT APR 7 2012 .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO LOCALLY 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ021-080845- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1047 PM EDT SAT APR 7 2012 .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT NE PORTIONS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT... BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT NE PORTIONS. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .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 IN SE SWELL. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ023-080845- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1047 PM EDT SAT APR 7 2012 .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT... BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ. .MON...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-080845- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1047 PM EDT SAT APR 7 2012 .OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT E OF 93W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING