000 FZNT24 KNHC 090218 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1018 PM 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. GMZ001-091430- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1018 PM EDT SAT SEP 8 2012 .SYNOPSIS...A SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDING FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO 27N88W TO 26N90W WILL SHIFT E TONIGHT AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. THE FRONT EXTENDS FROM 30.5N87W TO 29N90W TO 27N97W AND WILL SHIFT E AND SE REACHING FROM FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AREA TO THE MOUTH OF THE RIO GRANDE BY SUN EVENING WHERE IT WILL STALL AND LINGER THROUGH WED...FINALLY DISSIPATING BY THU. $$ GMZ011-091430- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1018 PM EDT SAT SEP 8 2012 .OVERNIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ013-091430- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1018 PM EDT SAT SEP 8 2012 .OVERNIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ015-091430- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1018 PM EDT SAT SEP 8 2012 .OVERNIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND TROUGH AND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR TROUGH AND FRONT. .SUN...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .SUN NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-091430- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1018 PM EDT SAT SEP 8 2012 .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ GMZ019-091430- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1018 PM EDT SAT SEP 8 2012 .OVERNIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .WED...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-091430- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1018 PM EDT SAT SEP 8 2012 .OVERNIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SUN...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE 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. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-091430- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1018 PM EDT SAT SEP 8 2012 .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ025-091430- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1018 PM EDT SAT SEP 8 2012 .OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND 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...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY