000 FZNT24 KNHC 100843 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 443 AM EDT WED OCT 10 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. GMZ001-102100- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 443 AM EDT WED OCT 10 2012 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE BUILDS ACROSS GULF STATES WITH LIGHT TO GENTLE NE FLOW E OF 93W AND GENTLE TO MODERATE E TO SE BREEZE W OF 94W THROUGH LATE WED NIGHT. LOW PRES OFF E COAST OF FLORIDA COMBINED WITH STRENGTHENING HIGH PRES OVER GULF STATES TIGHTENS PRES GRADIENT ACROSS SE GULF ZONE INCREASING NE FLOW MAINLY S OF 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA THROUGH SUN. $$ GMZ011-102100- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 443 AM EDT WED OCT 10 2012 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-102100- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 443 AM EDT WED OCT 10 2012 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ015-102100- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 443 AM EDT WED OCT 10 2012 .TODAY...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-102100- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 443 AM EDT WED OCT 10 2012 .TODAY...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-102100- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 443 AM EDT WED OCT 10 2012 .TODAY...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-102100- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 443 AM EDT WED OCT 10 2012 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ023-102100- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 443 AM EDT WED OCT 10 2012 .TODAY...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. ELSEWHERE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-102100- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 443 AM EDT WED OCT 10 2012 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES