000 FZNT24 KNHC 171321 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 921 AM EDT WED OCT 17 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. GMZ001-172115- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 921 AM EDT WED OCT 17 2012 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES EXTENDING FROM THE SE UNITED STATES SW TO THE CENTRAL GULF WILL SHIFT NE THROUGH TONIGHT ALLOWING FOR MODERATE RETURN FLOW TO DEVELOP ACROSS WESTERN GULF WATERS. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE TONIGHT...MOVE QUICKLY ACROSS THE GULF...AND REACH FROM NEAR TAMPA FLORIDA TO BROWNSVILLE TEXAS BY FRI MORNING. THE FRONT WILL DISSIPATE FROM NEAR FORT MYERS FLORIDA TO SE TEXAS SAT. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA SAT AND SUN. $$ GMZ011-172115- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 921 AM EDT WED OCT 17 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ013-172115- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 921 AM EDT WED OCT 17 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ015-172115- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 921 AM EDT WED OCT 17 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 5 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE LATE. SEAS 1 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ017-172115- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 921 AM EDT WED OCT 17 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ019-172115- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 921 AM EDT WED OCT 17 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...INCREASING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-172115- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 921 AM EDT WED OCT 17 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO S TO SW IN LATE. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU...E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ023-172115- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 921 AM EDT WED OCT 17 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ025-172115- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 921 AM EDT WED OCT 17 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .THU...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE