000 FZNT24 KNHC 282009 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 409 PM 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. GMZ001-290815- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 409 PM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO S OF THE YUCATAN CHANNEL TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE NEAR 18N95W WILL MOVE COMPLETELY SE OF THE AREA TONIGHT. 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 BEHIND THE FRONT. THESE WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH EARLY MON OVER W PORTIONS OF THE GULF...AND LONGER TO THE E. WINDS WILL DIMINISH BASIN WIDE TUE AND WED AS HIGH PRES BUILDS SE ACROSS THE GULF...WITH LITTLE CHANGE THU AND FRI. $$ GMZ011-290815- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 409 PM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE...E WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...S WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU...S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ013-290815- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 409 PM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SW TO W LATE. E OF 90W...SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. W OF 90W...SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ GMZ015-290815- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 409 PM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012 .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ017-290815- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 409 PM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ019-290815- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 409 PM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .TUE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ021-290815- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 409 PM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012 .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. .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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ023-290815- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 409 PM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012 .TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL... SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ025-290815- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 409 PM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .WED...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY