000 FZNT24 KNHC 022055 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 455 PM 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. GMZ001-030815- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 455 PM EDT FRI NOV 2 2012 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK COLD FRONT FROM JUST S OF THE FLORIDA KEYS TO NEAR 24N86W WILL SINK SLOWLY SE ACROSS THE FAR SE WATERS AND ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND EXIT THE AREA LATE TONIGHT AS HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER THE CENTRAL GULF BECOMES ORIENTED E TO W 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. $$ GMZ011-030815- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 455 PM EDT FRI NOV 2 2012 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT...INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ013-030815- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 455 PM EDT FRI NOV 2 2012 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT...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...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 5 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ015-030815- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 455 PM EDT FRI NOV 2 2012 .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON...N WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-030815- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 455 PM EDT FRI NOV 2 2012 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-030815- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 455 PM EDT FRI NOV 2 2012 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-030815- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 455 PM EDT FRI NOV 2 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ023-030815- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 455 PM EDT FRI NOV 2 2012 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-030815- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 455 PM EDT FRI NOV 2 2012 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO 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. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING