000 FZNT24 KNHC 031439 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1039 AM EDT WED OCT 3 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. GMZ001-032100- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1039 AM EDT WED OCT 3 2012 .SYNOPSIS...DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE NE YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL DISSIPATE BY THU. HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL DOMINATE THE GULF WED THROUGH SAT. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL REACH THE N GULF WATERS LATE SAT. $$ GMZ011-032100- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1039 AM EDT WED OCT 3 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-032100- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1039 AM EDT WED OCT 3 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...S WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...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. .SAT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ015-032100- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1039 AM EDT WED OCT 3 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ017-032100- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1039 AM EDT WED OCT 3 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ019-032100- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1039 AM EDT WED OCT 3 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ021-032100- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1039 AM EDT WED OCT 3 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ023-032100- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1039 AM EDT WED OCT 3 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT IN NE SWELL. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ025-032100- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1039 AM EDT WED OCT 3 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ FORECASTER LANDSEA