000 FZNT24 KNHC 120220 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1020 PM EDT FRI MAY 11 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. GMZ001-120830- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1020 PM EDT FRI MAY 11 2012 .SYNOPSIS...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS OVER THE CENTRAL GULF RELATED TO AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT EASTWARD THROUGH SAT NIGHT. A TROUGH WILL MOVE OFF THE MEXICAN AND TEXAS COASTS EARLY SAT...REACH FROM S CENTRAL LOUISIANA TO NE BAY OF CAMPECHE BY SUN AFTERNOON...AND FROM THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA TO NW YUCATAN BY EARLY MON. THE TROUGH WILL DRIFT E AND BECOME DIFFUSE OVER THE NE GULF BY LATE TUE AS A WEAK PRES GRADIENT SETS UP ACROSS THE GULF IN ITS WAKE...AND REMAINS IN PLACE THROUGH WED. $$ GMZ011-120830- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1020 PM EDT FRI MAY 11 2012 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E PART. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT N OF 27N S TO SW. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS EARLY. .SAT NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. .SUN THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. $$ GMZ013-120830- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1020 PM EDT FRI MAY 11 2012 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT E OF 90W...AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF 90W. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ015-120830- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1020 PM EDT FRI MAY 11 2012 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MOVING INTO FAR W PART. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS OVER W PART. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ017-120830- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1020 PM EDT FRI MAY 11 2012 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ019-120830- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1020 PM EDT FRI MAY 11 2012 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR N PART. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ021-120830- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1020 PM EDT FRI MAY 11 2012 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ023-120830- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1020 PM EDT FRI MAY 11 2012 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS FAR W PART. .SAT THROUGH WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-120830- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1020 PM EDT FRI MAY 11 2012 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .SUN THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE