000 FZNT24 KNHC 210247 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1047 PM EDT FRI APR 20 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. GMZ001-210815- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1047 PM EDT FRI APR 20 2012 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT ALONG WITH A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDS FROM SE LOUISIANA TO S TEXAS...AND WILL RACE TO A POSITION FROM THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE EARLY THIS MORNING. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO YUCATAN PENINSULA BY EARLY SUN WITH LOW PRES DEVELOPING ALONG THE FRONT. THE LOW WILL MOVE E ACROSS FLORIDA SUN DRAGGING THE FRONT THROUGH THE FLORIDA STRAITS LATE SUN. A REINFORCING SURGE OF NORTH FLOW WILL PUSH INTO THE NORTHERN GULF MON THEN DIMINISH TUE AS HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER THE N CENTRAL GULF...ALLOWING SE RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE OVER THE NW GULF WED. $$ GMZ011-210815- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1047 PM EDT FRI APR 20 2012 .OVERNIGHT...NW TO N WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS EARLY. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-210815- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1047 PM EDT FRI APR 20 2012 .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW TO N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT E OF 90W AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 90W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT...E OF 90W W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF 90W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT E OF 90W AND 5 TO 7 FT W OF 90W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF 90W AND 8 TO 11 FT W OF 90W. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...E OF 90W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. W OF 90W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT E OF 90W AND 6 TO 9 FT W OF 90W. .MON...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ015-210815- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1047 PM EDT FRI APR 20 2012 .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SUN...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. .TUE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ017-210815- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1047 PM EDT FRI APR 20 2012 .OVERNIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT W OF 96W. .SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT W OF 96W. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-210815- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1047 PM EDT FRI APR 20 2012 .OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING N TO NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT...N OF 24N W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. S OF 24N W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...N OF 24N NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. S OF 24N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN...N OF 24N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. S OF 24N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. S OF 24N...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-210815- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1047 PM EDT FRI APR 20 2012 .OVERNIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SUN...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. .TUE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ023-210815- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1047 PM EDT FRI APR 20 2012 .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL AFTER MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-210815- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1047 PM EDT FRI APR 20 2012 .OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE. .SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE. .MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN