000 FZNT24 KNHC 030232 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1032 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. GMZ001-030915- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1032 PM EDT FRI NOV 2 2012 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK COLD FRONTAL BOUNDARY THROUGH THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO 23.5N86W WILL SINK SLOWLY S SE INTO NW CUBA AND THE YUCATAN CHANNEL AND DISSIPATE THROUGH SAT AFTERNOON. 1019 MB HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WILL DRIFT NE INTO THE NE GULF THROUGH SUN AND THEN REORGANIZE ACROSS THE SW N ATLC SUN NIGHT. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR A STRONG COLD FRONT TO RAPIDLY MOVE SE ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF MON AND TUE FOLLOWED BY INCREASING NW WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS. $$ GMZ011-030915- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1032 PM EDT FRI NOV 2 2012 .OVERNIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ013-030915- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1032 PM EDT FRI NOV 2 2012 .OVERNIGHT...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. $$ GMZ015-030915- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1032 PM EDT FRI NOV 2 2012 .OVERNIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON...N WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-030915- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1032 PM EDT FRI NOV 2 2012 .OVERNIGHT...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. $$ GMZ019-030915- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1032 PM EDT FRI NOV 2 2012 .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-030915- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1032 PM EDT FRI NOV 2 2012 .OVERNIGHT...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. $$ GMZ023-030915- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1032 PM EDT FRI NOV 2 2012 .OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-030915- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1032 PM EDT FRI NOV 2 2012 .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BECOMING 3 TO 4 FT LATE. .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