000 FZNT24 KNHC 191418 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1018 AM EDT FRI OCT 19 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. GMZ001-192215- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1018 AM EDT FRI OCT 19 2012 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM CEDAR KEY FLORIDA TO 27N90W WHERE IT BECOMES STATIONARY TO INLAND FAR S TEXAS AND NE MEXICO. THE COLD FRONT PORTION WILL REACH FROM NEAR FORT MYERS TO 25N90W ...AND CONTINUE AS DISSIPATING STATIONARY TO NE MEXICO BY SAT MORNING. THE FRONT WILL DISSIPATE FROM THE FLORIDA KEYS TO THE FAR S CENTRAL GULF SAT EVENING AS HIGH PRES BEGINS TO BUILD S ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF THROUGH TUE. NE WINDS INCREASE OVER MUCH OF THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL WATERS MON AND TUE...WHILE INCREASING RETURN SLY FLOW SETS UP OVER THE WESTERN GULF SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON AS THE HIGH PRES INTERACTS WITH DEVELOPING LOW PRES OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS. $$ GMZ011-192215- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1018 AM EDT FRI OCT 19 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S PART. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE PART. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-192215- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1018 AM EDT FRI OCT 19 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ015-192215- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1018 AM EDT FRI OCT 19 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND SE OF FRONT. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S PART. .SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED SE PART. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-192215- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1018 AM EDT FRI OCT 19 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ019-192215- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1018 AM EDT FRI OCT 19 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EARLY...THEN BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND NEAR FRONT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS SE AND S PARTS. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-192215- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1018 AM EDT FRI OCT 19 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...SW TO W 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N 5 KT LATE. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR SE PART. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-192215- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1018 AM EDT FRI OCT 19 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-192215- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1018 AM EDT FRI OCT 19 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS E PART. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS E PART. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE