000 FZNT24 KNHC 261506 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1106 AM EDT FRI OCT 26 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. GMZ001-262045- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1106 AM EDT FRI OCT 26 2012 .SYNOPSIS...LARGE NORTHERLY WIND FIELD ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANE SANDY EXTENDS ACROSS WATERS E OF 87W AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SAT. A COLD FRONT ENTERING THE NW GULF LATER LATE THIS MORNING WILL REACH FROM THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NEAR TUXPAN MEXICO SAT MORNING...FROM NEAR SANIBEL ISLAND FLORIDA TO 22N96W TO W BAY OF CAMPECHE SUN MORNING THEN DISSIPATE FROM STRAITS OF FLORIDA ACROSS THE NORTHERN YUCATAN TO BAY OF CAMPECHE ON MON. FRESH TO STRONG N WINDS W OF THE FRONT WILL SPREAD E THROUGH MON. $$ GMZ011-262045- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1106 AM EDT FRI OCT 26 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 5 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ013-262045- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1106 AM EDT FRI OCT 26 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ015-262045- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1106 AM EDT FRI OCT 26 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ017-262045- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1106 AM EDT FRI OCT 26 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING N TO NE LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...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. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-262045- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1106 AM EDT FRI OCT 26 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ021-262045- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1106 AM EDT FRI OCT 26 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ023-262045- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1106 AM EDT FRI OCT 26 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-262045- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1106 AM EDT FRI OCT 26 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING