000 FZNT24 KNHC 080929 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 529 AM EDT SAT SEP 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 529 AM EDT SAT SEP 8 2012 .SYNOPSIS...1008 MB LOW PRES OVER THE N CENTRAL GULF NEAR 29N88W WITH TROUGH AXIS EXTENDING SW INTO CENTRAL GULF HAS BEGUN TO DRIFT E THIS MORNING AND WILL WILL SHIFT E TODAY AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT...AND MOVE INLAND ACROSS THE FLORIDA BIG BEND REGION LATE TONIGHT. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO ENTER THE NW GULF EARLY THIS EVENING...REACHING FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AREA TO THE MOUTH OF THE RIO GRANDE SUN AFTERNOON...AND FROM W CENTRAL FLORIDA TO TAMPICO MEXICO MON AFTERNOON. MODERATE TO FRESH NW TO N WINDS WILL GRADUALLY VEER NE THEN E BEHIND THE FRONT. THE FRONT WILL STALL ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF TUE WHERE IT WILL LINGER THROUGH WED. $$ GMZ011-082015- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 529 AM EDT SAT SEP 8 2012 .TODAY...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ013-082015- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 529 AM EDT SAT SEP 8 2012 .TODAY...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF 90W...AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF 90W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ015-082015- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 529 AM EDT SAT SEP 8 2012 .TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-082015- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 529 AM EDT SAT SEP 8 2012 .TODAY...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ019-082015- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 529 AM EDT SAT SEP 8 2012 .TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO S LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ021-082015- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 529 AM EDT SAT SEP 8 2012 .TODAY...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ023-082015- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 529 AM EDT SAT SEP 8 2012 .TODAY...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 5 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ025-082015- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 529 AM EDT SAT SEP 8 2012 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING