000 FZNT24 KNHC 161508 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1108 AM EDT SUN SEP 16 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. GMZ001-162045- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1108 AM EDT SUN SEP 16 2012 .SYNOPSIS...A SURFACE TROUGH OVER THE WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. AN AREA OF WEAK LOW PRES MAY DEVELOP ALONG THIS TROUGH BY LATE TONIGHT...MERGING WITH A COLD FRONT EARLY NEXT WEEK. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM 30N91W TO TAMPICO MEXICO LATE MON...FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NEAR 21N96W TUE MORNING...THEN STALL OVER THE SE PART OF THE GULF AND THE BAY OF CAMPECHE WED AND THU. $$ GMZ011-162045- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1108 AM EDT SUN SEP 16 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ013-162045- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1108 AM EDT SUN SEP 16 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...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. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 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. $$ GMZ015-162045- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1108 AM EDT SUN SEP 16 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ017-162045- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1108 AM EDT SUN SEP 16 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE LESS THAN 5 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ019-162045- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1108 AM EDT SUN SEP 16 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING SE TO S LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ021-162045- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1108 AM EDT SUN SEP 16 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...INCREASING TO 5 TO 10 KT 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 TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ023-162045- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1108 AM EDT SUN SEP 16 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SW LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING W LATE. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-162045- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1108 AM EDT SUN SEP 16 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO W LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO SE LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER GR