000 FZNT24 KNHC 161445 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1045 AM EDT THU AUG 16 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. GMZ001-162015- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1045 AM EDT THU AUG 16 2012 .SYNOPSIS...ATLC RIDGE WILL EXTEND W ALONG 27N AND ACROSS FLORIDA AND THE N GULF THROUGH MON. TROPICAL WAVE EXITING THE YUCATAN PENINSULA AND MOVING INTO THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE THIS MORNING WILL MOVE SLOWLY W-NW ACROSS THE BAY OF CAMPECHE AND INTO MEXICO THROUGH LATE SAT. POSSIBLE LOW PRES MAY FORM ALONG THE WAVE FRI AND SAT. $$ GMZ011-162015- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1045 AM EDT THU AUG 16 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ013-162015- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1045 AM EDT THU AUG 16 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ015-162015- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1045 AM EDT THU AUG 16 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...S TO SW WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. .FRI...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. .SUN...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ017-162015- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1045 AM EDT THU AUG 16 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ019-162015- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1045 AM EDT THU AUG 16 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-162015- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1045 AM EDT THU AUG 16 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ023-162015- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1045 AM EDT THU AUG 16 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E IN THE LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ... AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-162015- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1045 AM EDT THU AUG 16 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE... AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING