000 FZNT24 KNHC 222038 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 438 PM EDT SAT SEP 22 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. GMZ001-230900- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 438 PM EDT SAT SEP 22 2012 .SYNOPSIS...A NEARLY STATIONARY WEAK SURFACE TROUGH FROM 24N95W TO 19N94W WILL SLOWLY DISSIPATE THROUGH SUN. A TROPICAL WAVE OVER THE WESTERN YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL MOVE ACROSS BAY OF CAMPECHE THROUGH MON. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF SUN...STALL OVER THE CENTRAL GULF BY SUN EVENING...THEN SLOWLY DISSIPATE AS HIGH PRES BUILDS S ACROSS THE EAST-CENTRAL GULF. $$ GMZ011-230900- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 438 PM EDT SAT SEP 22 2012 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-230900- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 438 PM EDT SAT SEP 22 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ015-230900- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 438 PM EDT SAT SEP 22 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ017-230900- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 438 PM EDT SAT SEP 22 2012 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-230900- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 438 PM EDT SAT SEP 22 2012 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-230900- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 438 PM EDT SAT SEP 22 2012 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ023-230900- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 438 PM EDT SAT SEP 22 2012 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-230900- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 438 PM EDT SAT SEP 22 2012 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER MUNDELL