000 FZNT24 KNHC 111358 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 858 AM EST SUN NOV 11 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. GMZ001-112200- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 858 AM EST SUN NOV 11 2012 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL INTO THE NW GULF MON MORNING FOLLOWED BY STRONG OFFSHORE NORTHERLY WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS. THE COLD FRONT WILL QUICKLY REACH FROM THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE SW TO NEAR VERACRUZ MEXICO BY EARLY MON EVENING...FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AREA TO WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE MORNING...THEN BEGIN TO WEAKEN FROM TAMPA FLORIDA TO THE SW GULF LATER ON TUE AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE AS IT IS SLOWLY MOVES S THROUGH THU. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE GULF IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. $$ GMZ011-112200- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 858 AM EST SUN NOV 11 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS EARLY ALONG AND E OF FRONT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-112200- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 858 AM EST SUN NOV 11 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...E OF 90W...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 90W...NE WINDS 20 TO 25KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 90W. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ015-112200- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 858 AM EST SUN NOV 11 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ017-112200- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 858 AM EST SUN NOV 11 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .MON...E OF 96W...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. W OF 96W...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS MAINLY E PART. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-112200- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 858 AM EST SUN NOV 11 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-112200- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 858 AM EST SUN NOV 11 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-112200- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 858 AM EST SUN NOV 11 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 21N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT N OF 21N 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 21N. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 21N. .MON...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 21N. .MON NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT... EXCEPT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 21N. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-112200- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 858 AM EST SUN NOV 11 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...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. ISOLATED SHOWERS W OF 92W. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. ISOLATED SHOWERS W OF 92W. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. ISOLATED SHOWERS...BECOMING SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N PART. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS MAINLY N AND NW PARTS. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE