000 FZNT24 KNHC 121240 AAA OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO...UPDATED NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 835 AM EST MON NOV 12 2012 UPDATED NW GULF ZONES 11...13 AND 23 FOR WINDS AND SEAS FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT 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. GMZ001-130000- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 835 AM EST MON NOV 12 2012 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM SW LOUISIANA TO INLAND CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS IS FOLLOWED BY STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS. THE COLD FRONT WILL QUICKLY REACH FROM THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE SW TO NEAR VERACRUZ MEXICO BY THIS EVENING...EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AREA TO THE WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE MORNING...AND FROM TAMPA FLORIDA TO THE SW GULF LATER TUE EVENING AND WEAKENING. THE FRONT WILL DISSIPATE AS IT SLOWLY MOVES S WED AND THU. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE GULF WAKE OF THE FRONT THROUGH FRI. $$ GMZ011-130000- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 835 AM EST MON NOV 12 2012 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE PART. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FAR SE PART. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ013-130000- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 835 AM EST MON NOV 12 2012 .TODAY...E OF 90W...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. W OF 90W...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND COLD FRONT N TO NE 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND COLD FRONT 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT. .TONIGHT...E OF 90W...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. W OF 90W...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF 90W...AND 6 TO 8 FT W OF 90W. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ015-130000- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 835 AM EST MON NOV 12 2012 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ017-130000- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 835 AM EST MON NOV 12 2012 .TODAY...E OF 96W...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE. WINDS SE 5 TO 10 KT MORNING. W OF 96W...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. SCATTERED TSTMS. .WED THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ019-130000- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 835 AM EST MON NOV 12 2012 .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N OF 24N...AND 4 TO 5 FT S OF 24N. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-130000- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 835 AM EST MON NOV 12 2012 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-130000- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 835 AM EST MON NOV 12 2012 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT W OF 95W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT W OF 95W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT... EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ025-130000- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 835 AM EST MON NOV 12 2012 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER DGS/AGUIRRE