000 FZNT24 KNHC 101501 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1101 AM EDT TUE APR 10 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. GMZ001-102045- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1101 AM EDT TUE APR 10 2012 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF WILL WEAKEN SLIGHTLY TONIGHT AND WED AS A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF. THE FRONT WILL BECOME DIFFUSE FROM SW FLORIDA TO THE CENTRAL GULF THU. STRONGER HIGH PRES WILL BUILD BEHIND THE FRONT AS LOW PRES W OF THE GULF DEEPENS...ALLOWING FOR FRESH TO STRONG SE FLOW TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF THU AND FRI...SPREADING TO THE EASTERN GULF BY SAT. $$ GMZ011-102045- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1101 AM EDT TUE APR 10 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. $$ GMZ013-102045- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1101 AM EDT TUE APR 10 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ015-102045- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1101 AM EDT TUE APR 10 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU...NE WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ017-102045- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1101 AM EDT TUE APR 10 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...INCREASING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ019-102045- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1101 AM EDT TUE APR 10 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ021-102045- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1101 AM EDT TUE APR 10 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ023-102045- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1101 AM EDT TUE APR 10 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .WED...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ025-102045- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1101 AM EDT TUE APR 10 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE