000 FZNT24 KNHC 202102 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 502 PM EDT MON AUG 20 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. GMZ001-210900- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 502 PM EDT MON AUG 20 2012 .SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH EXTENDING FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO TAMPICO MEXICO WILL SLOWLY MOVE E THROUGH TUE AS A WEAK COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE FAR NORTHERN COASTAL WATERS. THE COLD FRONT WILL BECOME STATIONARY THROUGH WED AND DISSIPATE WED NIGHT AND THU. THE NORTHERN PORTION OF A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 85W WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SW GULF TUE THROUGH THU. $$ GMZ011-210900- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 502 PM EDT MON AUG 20 2012 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ013-210900- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 502 PM EDT MON AUG 20 2012 .TONIGHT...E OF 90W...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. W OF 90W...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...E OF 90W...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. W OF 90W...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ015-210900- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 502 PM EDT MON AUG 20 2012 .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TUE...S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-210900- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 502 PM EDT MON AUG 20 2012 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ019-210900- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 502 PM EDT MON AUG 20 2012 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ021-210900- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 502 PM EDT MON AUG 20 2012 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-210900- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 502 PM EDT MON AUG 20 2012 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ025-210900- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 502 PM EDT MON AUG 20 2012 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER MUNDELL