000 FZNT24 KNHC 111444 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 944 AM EST TUE DEC 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. GMZ001-112115- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 944 AM EST TUE DEC 11 2012 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO 23N94W TO 20N97W WILL REACH A POSITION FROM FROM 28N83W TO 25N90W TO 19N95W WED MORNING AND FROM 26N82W TO 19N92W THU MORNING. THE FRONT THEN WILL MOVE INTO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND BECOMES DIFFUSE LATE THU INTO FRI. EXPECT FRESH TO STRONG WINDS IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT THROUGH WED. SLY RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE NW CORNER OF THE AREA FRI THROUGH SAT. $$ GMZ011-112115- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 944 AM EST TUE DEC 11 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-112115- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 944 AM EST TUE DEC 11 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ015-112115- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 944 AM EST TUE DEC 11 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. S OF 27N...SW TO W WINDS 5 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .WED...N OF 27N...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. S OF 27N...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SW TO W LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ017-112115- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 944 AM EST TUE DEC 11 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .WED...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-112115- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 944 AM EST TUE DEC 11 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT N OF 24N...AND E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT S OF 24N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED...N OF 24N...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. S OF 24N...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ021-112115- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 944 AM EST TUE DEC 11 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .WED...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ023-112115- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 944 AM EST TUE DEC 11 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. ELSEWHERE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 4 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. ELSEWHERE...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-112115- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 944 AM EST TUE DEC 11 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 2 TO 4 FT ELSEWHERE. .WED...N WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...INCREASING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NE 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. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER GR