000 FZNT24 KNHC 110904 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 404 AM EST TUE DEC 11 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. GMZ001-120000- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 404 AM EST TUE DEC 11 2012 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO 22N96W WILL CONTINUE MOVING SE...AND EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE W BAY OF CAMPECHE LATER TODAY. THE E PORTION OF THE FRONT WILL THEN MOVE TO JUST N OF TAMPA BAY WED WHILE THE WESTERN PORTION REMAINS STALLED ACROSS W BAY OF CAMPECHE BEFORE DISSIPATING ACROSS THE W GULF THU. THE E PORTION OF THE FRONT THEN MOVES SE INTO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND BECOMES DIFFUSE LATE THU INTO FRI. $$ GMZ011-120000- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 404 AM EST TUE DEC 11 2012 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-120000- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 404 AM EST TUE DEC 11 2012 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ015-120000- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 404 AM EST TUE DEC 11 2012 .TODAY...N OF 27N...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT LATE. S OF 27N...SW TO W WINDS 5 KT... SHIFTING TO SE TO S LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .WED...N OF 27N...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. S OF 27N...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT... SHIFTING TO SW TO W LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ017-120000- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 404 AM EST TUE DEC 11 2012 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-120000- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 404 AM EST TUE DEC 11 2012 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT N OF 24N...AND E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT S OF 24N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED...N OF 24N...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. S OF 24N...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ021-120000- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 404 AM EST TUE DEC 11 2012 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .WED...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-120000- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 404 AM EST TUE DEC 11 2012 .TODAY...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. ELSEWHERE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 4 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-120000- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 404 AM EST TUE DEC 11 2012 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 2 TO 4 FT ELSEWHERE. .WED...N WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...INCREASING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER DGS