000 FZNT24 KNHC 152114 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 514 PM EDT TUE MAY 15 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. GMZ001-160945- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 514 PM EDT TUE MAY 15 2012 .SYNOPSIS...AN OLD FRONTAL BOUNDARY NEARLY STATIONARY FROM THE CENTRAL FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE NEAR 18N95W WILL BEGIN TO SLOWLY DRIFT E THROUGH THE NE GULF BY LATE WED. UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL SWEEP EASTWARD ACROSS THE N GULF TONIGHT THROUGH THU TO PRODUCE ACTIVE WEATHER N OF 27N. OTHERWISE...A WEAK PRES PATTERN WILL MAINTAIN GENERALLY LIGHT TO MODERATE WINDS THROUGH SAT. $$ GMZ011-160945- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 514 PM EDT TUE MAY 15 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ013-160945- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 514 PM EDT TUE MAY 15 2012 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED...NE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ015-160945- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 514 PM EDT TUE MAY 15 2012 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE W PORTIONS NEAR FRONT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ017-160945- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 514 PM EDT TUE MAY 15 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ019-160945- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 514 PM EDT TUE MAY 15 2012 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT N TO NE WINDS W OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ021-160945- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 514 PM EDT TUE MAY 15 2012 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE TO S SWELL. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-160945- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 514 PM EDT TUE MAY 15 2012 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ025-160945- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 514 PM EDT TUE MAY 15 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING