000 FZNT24 KNHC 240232 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 932 PM EST FRI NOV 23 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. GMZ001-241045- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 932 PM EST FRI NOV 23 2012 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER THE N GULF WATERS WILL DRIFT SOUTHWARD AND WEAKEN OVERNIGHT ENABLING A COLD FRONT TO MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF WATERS LATE TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM N CENTRAL FLORIDA TO SE TEXAS SAT MORNING AND FROM THE FLORIDA STRAITS TO SE TEXAS SUN MORNING WHERE IT WILL STALL AND DISSIPATE. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD INTO THE GULF WATERS WAKE OF THE FRONT THEN SHIFT E OF THE AREA BY TUE. THIS WILL ENABLE A SECOND COLD FRONT TO MOVE INTO THE NW GULF WATERS TUE MORNING. THE SECOND FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND REGION TO SE TEXAS WED MORNING. $$ GMZ011-241045- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 932 PM EST FRI NOV 23 2012 .OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ013-241045- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 932 PM EST FRI NOV 23 2012 .OVERNIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ015-241045- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 932 PM EST FRI NOV 23 2012 .OVERNIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N AND N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ017-241045- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 932 PM EST FRI NOV 23 2012 .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ019-241045- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 932 PM EST FRI NOV 23 2012 .OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...N OF 24N...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. S OF 24N...E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-241045- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 932 PM EST FRI NOV 23 2012 .OVERNIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-241045- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 932 PM EST FRI NOV 23 2012 .OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ025-241045- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 932 PM EST FRI NOV 23 2012 .OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER AL