000 FZNT24 KNHC 122010 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 410 PM EDT TUE APR 12 2016 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. GMZ001-130815- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 410 PM EDT TUE APR 12 2016 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES NE OF THE AREA WILL RETREAT EASTWARD TODAY ALLOWING FOR A COLD FRONT TO MOVE INTO THE FAR NW WATERS. THE FRONT WILL STALL OVER THE NORTHERN WATERS WED...THEN DISSIPATE OVER THE W AND CENTRAL GULF AS THE REMAINDER OF THE FRONT MOVES SE THROUGH CENTRAL FLORIDA WED NIGHT THROUGH THU. THE PRES GRADIENT WILL TIGHTEN OVER THE NORTHERN GULF FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT BETWEEN RIDGING NE OF THE AREA AND INCREASED TROUGHING IN THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. A TROUGH WILL DEVELOP OVER THE YUCATAN PENINSULA EACH AFTERNOON AND WEAKEN AS IT MOVES W OVERNIGHT EACH NIGHT. $$ GMZ011-130815- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 410 PM EDT TUE APR 12 2016 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ013-130815- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 410 PM EDT TUE APR 12 2016 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ015-130815- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 410 PM EDT TUE APR 12 2016 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E LATE. SEAS 3 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT...THEN...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ017-130815- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 410 PM EDT TUE APR 12 2016 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. AREAS OF SMOKE. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ019-130815- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 410 PM EDT TUE APR 12 2016 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ021-130815- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 410 PM EDT TUE APR 12 2016 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ023-130815- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 410 PM EDT TUE APR 12 2016 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. AREAS OF SMOKE. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-130815- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 410 PM EDT TUE APR 12 2016 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. AREAS OF SMOKE. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING