000 FZNT24 KNHC 300810 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 410 AM EDT MON APR 30 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. GMZ001-302215- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 410 AM EDT MON APR 30 2012 .SYNOPSIS...A W RIDGE EXTENDS FROM N FLORIDA TO THE SE TEXAS COAST. A N TO S TROUGH IN THE FLORIDA STRAITS WILL MOVE W ACROSS THE S CENTRAL GULF WATERS TODAY AND TUE THEN GRADUALLY DISSIPATE OVER THE WESTERN GULF ON WED. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL BUILD OVER THE NE GULF THU AND FRI. $$ GMZ011-302215- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 410 AM EDT MON APR 30 2012 .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT...BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. .WED...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. .THU...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN SE SWELL. $$ GMZ013-302215- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 410 AM EDT MON APR 30 2012 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. .THU...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. .FRI...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. $$ GMZ015-302215- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 410 AM EDT MON APR 30 2012 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT S OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. .FRI...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. $$ GMZ017-302215- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 410 AM EDT MON APR 30 2012 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ019-302215- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 410 AM EDT MON APR 30 2012 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. S OF 24N...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. .WED...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ021-302215- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 410 AM EDT MON APR 30 2012 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. .FRI...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. $$ GMZ023-302215- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 410 AM EDT MON APR 30 2012 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE TO E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. .WED...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. .THU...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. .FRI...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. $$ GMZ025-302215- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 410 AM EDT MON APR 30 2012 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON