000 FZNT24 KNHC 090914 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 514 AM EDT THU AUG 9 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. GMZ001-092015- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 514 AM EDT THU AUG 9 2012 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO LOCATED OVER THE BAY OF CAMPECHE NEAR 18.7N 93.6W MOVING W AT 14 KT...WITH WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. ERNESTO IS EXPECTED TO MOVE W-SW AND INTENSIFY INTO A MINIMAL HURRICANE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN BAY OF CAMPECHE THIS AFTERNOON THEN RAPIDLY WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INLAND ACROSS OVER SOUTHERN MEXICO TONIGHT AND FRI. SE SWELLS FROM ERNESTO WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY FADE ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND NW GULF THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...WHILE HIGH SEAS AND LARGE SWELL PERSIST ACROSS THE SW GULF THROUGH THIS EVENING. A TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE FROM THE NW CARIBBEAN INTO THE SE GULF ON SAT AND THEN DRIFT SLOWLY NW THROUGH MON. $$ GMZ011-092015- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 514 AM EDT THU AUG 9 2012 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ013-092015- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 514 AM EDT THU AUG 9 2012 .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ015-092015- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 514 AM EDT THU AUG 9 2012 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT N OF 27N...AND E 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ017-092015- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 514 AM EDT THU AUG 9 2012 .TODAY...E OF 96W...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF 96W...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 20 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-092015- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 514 AM EDT THU AUG 9 2012 .TODAY...N OF 24N...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. S OF 24N...E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT... DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT N OF 24N N OF 24N...AND 8 TO 13 FT S OF 24N. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-092015- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 514 AM EDT THU AUG 9 2012 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-092015- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 514 AM EDT THU AUG 9 2012 ...HURRICANE WARNING... .TODAY...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...N WINDS 55 TO 60 KT...SHIFTING TO NE 55 TO 65 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT...BUILDING TO 19 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...N TO NE WINDS 45 TO 50 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 40 TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...SEAS 17 TO 22 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS OCCURRING IN BANDS. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NE TO E WINDS 40 TO 45 KT...DIMINISHING TO 30 TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. ELSEWHERE... NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING E 20 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT... SUBSIDING TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-092015- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 514 AM EDT THU AUG 9 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TODAY...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...E TO SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 55 TO 60 KT...DIMINISHING TO 30 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 16 TO 21 FT ELSEWHERE. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS OCCURRING IN BANDS. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING E 20 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 13 FT...SUBSIDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .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 6 TO 9 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. 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 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING