000 FZNT24 KNHC 080915 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 515 AM EDT WED AUG 8 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. GMZ001-082015- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 515 AM EDT WED AUG 8 2012 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO INLAND OVER THE YUCATAN PENINSULA NEAR 18.9N 88.9W AT 5 AM EDT AND WILL MOVE ACROSS THE YUCATAN PENINSULA TODAY THEN EMERGE ACROSS THE E BAY OF CAMPECHE AS A TROPICAL STORM LATE THIS AFTERNOON. ERNESTO EXPECTED TO CONTINUE MOVING W AND RE-INTENSIFY INTO A HURRICANE IN THE SW GULF BY THU AFTERNOON BEFORE MAKING LANDFALL AND RAPIDLY WEAKENING OVER SOUTHERN MEXICO EARLY FRI. SE SWELLS FROM ERNESTO WILL SPREAD OVER MUCH OF THE CENTRAL AND NW GULF TODAY THROUGH THU. $$ GMZ011-082015- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 515 AM EDT WED AUG 8 2012 .TODAY...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ013-082015- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 515 AM EDT WED AUG 8 2012 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ015-082015- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 515 AM EDT WED AUG 8 2012 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N N OF 27N...AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 27N. ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ017-082015- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 515 AM EDT WED AUG 8 2012 .TODAY...E OF 96W...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF 96W...E TO SE WINDS 5 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E OF 96W...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT... BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF 96W...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU...E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT E OF 96W...ANDAND NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT W OF 96W. E OF 96W...SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. W OF 96W...SEAS 8 FT...BUILDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ019-082015- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 515 AM EDT WED AUG 8 2012 .TODAY...N OF 24N...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. S OF 24N...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N OF 24N...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. S OF 24N...E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT N OF 24N N OF 24N...AND 9 TO 14 FT S OF 24N. SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU...N OF 24N...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. S OF 24N...E TO SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT N OF 24N N OF 24N...AND 9 TO 14 FT S OF 24N. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT N OF 24N N OF 24N...AND 8 TO 13 FT S OF 24N. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ021-082015- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 515 AM EDT WED AUG 8 2012 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-082015- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 515 AM EDT WED AUG 8 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N 25 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...SEAS 7 FT...BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 8 FT...BUILDING TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NW TO N WINDS 40 TO 45 KT...BECOMING N 55 TO 60 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...NE TO E WINDS 45 TO 55 KT. SEAS 16 TO 21 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NE TO E WINDS 60 TO 65 KT...BECOMING E 45 TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 35 TO 40 KT... DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 TO 21 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT...SUBSIDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-082015- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 515 AM EDT WED AUG 8 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TODAY...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...INCREASING TO 35 TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...E TO SE WINDS 40 TO 45 KT...BECOMING SE 25 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 40 TO 45 KT...BECOMING E 45 TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT...BUILDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...E TO SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...E TO SE WINDS 50 TO 55 KT... DIMINISHING TO 35 TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 14 TO 19 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT...SUBSIDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 7 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING