000 FZNT24 KNHC 182052 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 452 PM EDT WED APR 18 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. GMZ001-191100- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 452 PM EDT WED APR 18 2012 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM LOW PRES 1014 MB AT 30N86W TO 18N92W. THE LOW PRES AND THE COLD FRONT WILL SLOWLY DRIFT THROUGH THE NE GULF THROUGH THU. A STRONGER COLD FRONT ENTER WESTERN GULF FRI NIGHT AND REACH FROM LOW PRES CENTER 1004 MB NEAR SE LOUISIANA TO 18N95W EARLY SAT. EXPECT STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS BUILD SEAS TO 15 FT BEHIND FRONT BEFORE IT EXITS BASIN LATE SUN. NORTHERLY WINDS AND SEAS GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH MON BEHIND THE FRONT. $$ GMZ011-191100- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 452 PM EDT WED APR 18 2012 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ013-191100- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 452 PM EDT WED APR 18 2012 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT...W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .MON...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. $$ GMZ015-191100- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 452 PM EDT WED APR 18 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING SE TO S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ GMZ017-191100- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 452 PM EDT WED APR 18 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ019-191100- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 452 PM EDT WED APR 18 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT...W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. .MON...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. $$ GMZ021-191100- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 452 PM EDT WED APR 18 2012 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. $$ GMZ023-191100- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 452 PM EDT WED APR 18 2012 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ025-191100- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 452 PM EDT WED APR 18 2012 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER GR