000 FZNT24 KNHC 270831 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 331 AM EST TUE NOV 27 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. GMZ001-272100- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 331 AM EST TUE NOV 27 2012 .SYNOPSIS...GENTLE TO MODERATE E TO SE WINDS PREVAIL OVER MOST OF THE REGION EXCEPT FOR MODERATE TO FRESH S WINDS IN NW GULF AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO REACH THE TX COAST THIS MORNING. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM S LOUISIANA TO S TEXAS THIS AFTERNOON... FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NE MEXICO TONIGHT...THEN STALL AND WEAKEN FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO THROUGH WED NIGHT. MODERATE TO FRESH NE TO E WINDS WILL PREVAIL N OF THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY THROUGH THU. $$ GMZ011-272100- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 331 AM EST TUE NOV 27 2012 .TODAY...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ013-272100- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 331 AM EST TUE NOV 27 2012 .TODAY...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT E OF 90W AND N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT W OF 90W. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ015-272100- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 331 AM EST TUE NOV 27 2012 .TODAY...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-272100- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 331 AM EST TUE NOV 27 2012 .TODAY...S WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING N TO NE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ019-272100- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 331 AM EST TUE NOV 27 2012 .TODAY...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-272100- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 331 AM EST TUE NOV 27 2012 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ023-272100- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 331 AM EST TUE NOV 27 2012 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ025-272100- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 331 AM EST TUE NOV 27 2012 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER MUNDELL