000 FZNT24 KNHC 081433 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1033 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 1033 AM EDT SAT SEP 8 2012 .SYNOPSIS...1009 MB LOW PRES OVER THE N CENTRAL GULF NEAR 29N88W WITH TROUGH AXIS EXTENDING SW INTO THE CENTRAL GULF 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. THE FRONT WILL STALL ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF TUE WHERE IT WILL LINGER THROUGH WED. $$ GMZ011-082015- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1033 AM EDT SAT SEP 8 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ013-082015- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1033 AM EDT SAT SEP 8 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF 90W 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. $$ GMZ015-082015- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1033 AM EDT SAT SEP 8 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-082015- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1033 AM EDT SAT SEP 8 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 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. $$ GMZ019-082015- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1033 AM EDT SAT SEP 8 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO S LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ021-082015- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1033 AM EDT SAT SEP 8 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO 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. $$ GMZ023-082015- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1033 AM EDT SAT SEP 8 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ025-082015- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1033 AM EDT SAT SEP 8 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...E 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 AL