000 FZNT24 KNHC 221430 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM EDT SUN APR 22 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. GMZ001-222030- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM EDT SUN APR 22 2012 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH THE FLORIDA STRAITS THIS EVENING. FRESH TO STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH FROM W TO E THROUGH MON NIGHT WITH INCREASING SE FLOW RETURNING TO THE NW WATERS TUE AND SPREADING E ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF BY LATE WED AS A RIDGE DEVELOPS FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE TEXAS COASTAL BEND. $$ GMZ011-222030- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1030 AM EDT SUN APR 22 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...S WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ013-222030- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1030 AM EDT SUN APR 22 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL... EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT W OF 90W. .MON...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF 90W. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ015-222030- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1030 AM EDT SUN APR 22 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. .MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. .TUE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ017-222030- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1030 AM EDT SUN APR 22 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ019-222030- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1030 AM EDT SUN APR 22 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 24N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. S OF 24N...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...N OF 24N N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 24N...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-222030- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1030 AM EDT SUN APR 22 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. .MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-222030- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1030 AM EDT SUN APR 22 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL... EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ. .MON...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. .TUE...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-222030- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1030 AM EDT SUN APR 22 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL... EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON