000 FZNT24 KNHC 021333 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 933 AM EDT FRI NOV 2 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. GMZ001-022115- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 933 AM EDT FRI NOV 2 2012 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK COLD FRONT FROM SW FLORIDA TO NEAR 24N89W WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR SE WATERS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND E OF AREA TONIGHT AS HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER THE CENTRAL GULF BECOMES ORIENTED E TO W RIDGE ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS THROUGH SAT THEN SHIFTS S SUN NIGHT. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR A STRONGER COLD FRONT TO RAPIDLY MOVE SE ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF MON AND TUE FOLLOWED BY INCREASING NW WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS. $$ GMZ011-022115- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 933 AM EDT FRI NOV 2 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-022115- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 933 AM EDT FRI NOV 2 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...S WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...INCREASING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ015-022115- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 933 AM EDT FRI NOV 2 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ017-022115- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 933 AM EDT FRI NOV 2 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-022115- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 933 AM EDT FRI NOV 2 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-022115- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 933 AM EDT FRI NOV 2 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ023-022115- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 933 AM EDT FRI NOV 2 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ025-022115- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 933 AM EDT FRI NOV 2 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE