000 FZNT24 KNHC 190910 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 510 AM EDT THU JUL 19 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. GMZ001-192030- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 510 AM EDT THU JUL 19 2012 .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE ALONG 26N WILL REMAIN STATIONARY THROUGH FRI...THEN LIFT N TO 27N SAT AND TO JUST N OF THE GULF SUN AND MON. AN UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER THE OVER THE SE U.S. WILL HELP MAINTAIN UNSETTLED WEATHER OVER MUCH OF THE E GULF THROUGH AT LEAST FRI NIGHT. THE NORTHERN PORTION OF A TROPICAL WAVE ENTERING THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REST OF THE BAY OF CAMPECHE AND SW GULF THROUGH FRI THROUGH SAT WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. $$ GMZ011-192030- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 510 AM EDT THU JUL 19 2012 .TODAY...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 KT...BECOMING SE TO S AFTER MIDNIGHT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ013-192030- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 510 AM EDT THU JUL 19 2012 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE. .FRI...S WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...INCREASING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ015-192030- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 510 AM EDT THU JUL 19 2012 .TODAY...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND N OF 27N. .FRI...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ017-192030- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 510 AM EDT THU JUL 19 2012 .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ019-192030- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 510 AM EDT THU JUL 19 2012 .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 24N. .TONIGHT...N OF 24N...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 24N...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 24N. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 24N. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 24N. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ021-192030- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 510 AM EDT THU JUL 19 2012 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOALTED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-192030- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 510 AM EDT THU JUL 19 2012 .TODAY...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 4 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ... AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ025-192030- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 510 AM EDT THU JUL 19 2012 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE... AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE