000 FZNT24 KNHC 152024 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 424 PM EDT SAT SEP 15 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. GMZ001-160830- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 424 PM EDT SAT SEP 15 2012 .SYNOPSIS...A SURFACE TROUGH ALONG 94W S OF 27N WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH THE WEEKEND. AN AREA OF WEAK LOW PRES MAY DEVELOP ALONG THIS TROUGH BY LATE SUN...THEN WILL MOVE TO THE NE AND INLAND EARLY NEXT WEEK AS A REINFORCING COLD FRONT SWEEPS ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF MON AND TUE...STALLING OVER THE E GULF WED AND THU. $$ GMZ011-160830- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 424 PM EDT SAT SEP 15 2012 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ013-160830- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 424 PM EDT SAT SEP 15 2012 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ015-160830- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 424 PM EDT SAT SEP 15 2012 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ017-160830- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 424 PM EDT SAT SEP 15 2012 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO S LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ019-160830- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 424 PM EDT SAT SEP 15 2012 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING SE TO S LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ021-160830- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 424 PM EDT SAT SEP 15 2012 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO S LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ023-160830- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 424 PM EDT SAT SEP 15 2012 .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SUN...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SW LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 5 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO SE LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .WED...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-160830- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 424 PM EDT SAT SEP 15 2012 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN...W WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO SE LATE. SEAS 1 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY