000 FZNT24 KNHC 281509 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1109 AM EDT SUN OCT 28 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. GMZ001-282030- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1109 AM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT HAS MOVED QUICKLY THROUGH THE E PORTIONS OF THE GULF OVERNIGHT AND EXTENDED FROM THE THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO THE N YUCATAN PENINSULA THEN SW TO W BAY OF CAMPECHE. HIGH PRES WELL NW OF THE AREA IS COMBINING WITH THE LARGE WIND FIELD OF HURRICANE SANDY TO PRODUCE FRESH TO STRONG NW TO N WINDS W OF THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY...AND WILL PERSIST THROUGH EARLY MON BEFORE WINDS DIMINISH W PORTIONS. WINDS WILL DIMINISH BASIN WIDE TUE AND WED AS HIGH PRES BUILDS SE ACROSS THE GULF...WITH LITTLE CHANGE THU. $$ GMZ011-282030- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1109 AM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ GMZ013-282030- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1109 AM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ015-282030- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1109 AM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .TUE...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ017-282030- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1109 AM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ019-282030- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1109 AM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ021-282030- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1109 AM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT... BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ023-282030- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1109 AM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE... SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 6 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 5 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ GMZ025-282030- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1109 AM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING