000 FZNT24 KNHC 172108 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 508 PM EDT TUE APR 17 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. GMZ001-180945- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 508 PM EDT TUE APR 17 2012 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM SE LOUISIANA TO NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN AND BECOME STATIONARY AS IT REACHES FROM THE FAR WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE WED. WEAK LOW PRES WILL FORM ALONG THE FRONT AND TRACK NE THROUGH WED NIGHT PULLING THE WEAKENING FRONTAL TROUGH SOME TO THE E BEFORE DISSIPATING OVER NE WATERS THU. ATLC HIGH PRES WILL EXTEND W INTO GULF LATE THU THROUGH LATE FRI. A STRONG COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO ENTER THE NW WATERS SAT FOLLOWED BY STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW. $$ GMZ011-180945- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 508 PM EDT TUE APR 17 2012 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. $$ GMZ013-180945- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 508 PM EDT TUE APR 17 2012 .TONIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. W OF 90W...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. $$ GMZ015-180945- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 508 PM EDT TUE APR 17 2012 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 5 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. $$ GMZ017-180945- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 508 PM EDT TUE APR 17 2012 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...INCREASING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. $$ GMZ019-180945- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 508 PM EDT TUE APR 17 2012 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING E TO SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. S OF 24N...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. $$ GMZ021-180945- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 508 PM EDT TUE APR 17 2012 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. STRAITS OF FLORIDA... NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ GMZ023-180945- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 508 PM EDT TUE APR 17 2012 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ GMZ025-180945- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 508 PM EDT TUE APR 17 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...N WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NE TO 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. .SAT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE