000 FZNT24 KNHC 092036 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 336 PM EST FRI NOV 9 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. GMZ001-100845- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 336 PM EST FRI NOV 9 2012 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES WILL REMAIN NE OF THE GULF THROUGH SUN WITH WINDS GRADUALLY INCREASING THROUGH SUN AS THE PRES GRADIENT TIGHTENS. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF MON MORNING FOLLOWED BY NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE FROM 30N86W TO 24N95W TO 18N94W TUE MORNING...THEN FROM 29N83W TO 24N94W THEN STATIONARY TO 18N94W WED MORNING. $$ GMZ011-100845- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 336 PM EST FRI NOV 9 2012 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 7 FT LATE. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ013-100845- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 336 PM EST FRI NOV 9 2012 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .SUN...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .MON...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ015-100845- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 336 PM EST FRI NOV 9 2012 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ017-100845- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 336 PM EST FRI NOV 9 2012 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ019-100845- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 336 PM EST FRI NOV 9 2012 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT... BUILDING TO 6 TO 7 FT LATE. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ021-100845- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 336 PM EST FRI NOV 9 2012 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-100845- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 336 PM EST FRI NOV 9 2012 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ... AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .WED...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ025-100845- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 336 PM EST FRI NOV 9 2012 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .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 WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY