000 FZNT24 KNHC 251513 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1113 AM EDT THU OCT 25 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. GMZ001-252015- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1113 AM EDT THU OCT 25 2012 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE SANDY LIFTS N ACROSS BAHAMAS TODAY. THIS WILL CAUSE STRONG NE-E WINDS ACROSS STRAITS OF FLORIDA TODAY EXPANDING INTO EASTERN HALF OF GULF THROUGH SUN. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF FRI...AND REACH FROM THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO S TEXAS SAT...FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO 25N88W TO 22N97W BY EARLY SUN...AND FROM SW FLORIDA TO NORTHERN YUCATAN BY EARLY MON. $$ GMZ011-252015- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1113 AM EDT THU OCT 25 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ013-252015- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1113 AM EDT THU OCT 25 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ015-252015- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1113 AM EDT THU OCT 25 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT... BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ017-252015- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1113 AM EDT THU OCT 25 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ019-252015- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1113 AM EDT THU OCT 25 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ021-252015- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1113 AM EDT THU OCT 25 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT... BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ023-252015- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1113 AM EDT THU OCT 25 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ025-252015- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1113 AM EDT THU OCT 25 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING NW TO N LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN