000 FZNT24 KNHC 162004 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 404 PM 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. GMZ001-170815- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 404 PM EDT SUN SEP 16 2012 .SYNOPSIS...1014 MB LOW PRES IS IN THE FAR W CENTRAL GULF NEAR 26N96W WITH AN ATTENDANT TROUGH FROM 29N96W THROUGH THE LOW TO 22N94W. THIS TROUGH AND LOW WILL MERGE WITH A COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST MON MORNING...REACHING FROM 30N88W TO 24N94W TUE MORNING...THEN FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO 19N93W WED MORNING WHERE IT WILL STALL THROUGH THU MORNING...BECOMING DIFFUSE FRI AS HIGH PRES BUILDS IN FROM THE NE. $$ GMZ011-170815- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 404 PM EDT SUN SEP 16 2012 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT NW TO N WINDS W OF TROUGH. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .MON...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 10 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ013-170815- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 404 PM EDT SUN SEP 16 2012 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .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 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ015-170815- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 404 PM EDT SUN SEP 16 2012 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ017-170815- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 404 PM EDT SUN SEP 16 2012 .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT SE WINDS E OF TROUGH. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S TO SW LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .TUE...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ GMZ019-170815- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 404 PM EDT SUN SEP 16 2012 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ021-170815- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 404 PM EDT SUN SEP 16 2012 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS...MAINLY E PART. .MON...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ023-170815- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 404 PM EDT SUN SEP 16 2012 .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .MON...W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...SW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-170815- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 404 PM EDT SUN SEP 16 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .MON...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO S TO SW LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY