000 FZNT24 KNHC 200832 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 332 AM EST TUE NOV 20 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. GMZ001-210030- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 332 AM EST TUE NOV 20 2012 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES EXTENDING FROM NEW ENGLAND TO THE WESTERN GULF WILL WEAKEN THROUGH TUE. A SURFACE TROUGH FROM 25N92W SE TO ACROSS THE NORTHERN YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL CONTINUE TO WSW WHILE WEAKENING THROUGH TONIGHT. A TIGHT PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN IT AND HIGH PRES TO ITS N WILL MAINTAIN FRESH NE WINDS OVER THE SE AND SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE CENTRAL THROUGH TODAY. A NEW AREA OF HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SE OVER THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY WED AND THU AND SHIFT E ON FRI. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN COASTAL PLAINS ON SAT. $$ GMZ011-210030- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 332 AM EST TUE NOV 20 2012 .TODAY...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT W OF 94W E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ013-210030- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 332 AM EST TUE NOV 20 2012 .TODAY...NE TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...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. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ015-210030- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 332 AM EST TUE NOV 20 2012 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ017-210030- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 332 AM EST TUE NOV 20 2012 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS FAR E PART. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ019-210030- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 332 AM EST TUE NOV 20 2012 .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .WED...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ021-210030- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 332 AM EST TUE NOV 20 2012 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS FAR E PART. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ023-210030- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 332 AM EST TUE NOV 20 2012 .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ025-210030- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 332 AM EST TUE NOV 20 2012 .TODAY...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. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED...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 NIGHT...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. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE