000 FZNT24 KNHC 120230 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM 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. GMZ001-121500- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM EST TUE DEC 11 2012 .SYNOPSIS...SCATTERED TSTMS IN THE SE GULF WILL DIMINISH LATE TONIGHT. A FRONT EXTENDS FROM NORTHERN FLORIDA TO THE SW GULF. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM 28N83W TO 19N95W WED MORNING...FROM 26N82W TO 19N92W THU MORNING...THEN BECOME DIFFUSE ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA THU NIGHT. SLY RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE NW GULF FRI AND SAT. $$ GMZ011-121500- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 930 PM EST TUE DEC 11 2012 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ013-121500- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 930 PM EST TUE DEC 11 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...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 4 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ015-121500- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 930 PM EST TUE DEC 11 2012 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...N OF 27N...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. S OF 27N...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ017-121500- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 930 PM EST TUE DEC 11 2012 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .WED...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ019-121500- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 930 PM EST TUE DEC 11 2012 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT N OF 24N...AND E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT S OF 24N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...N OF 24N...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. S OF 24N...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ021-121500- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 930 PM EST TUE DEC 11 2012 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .WED...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ023-121500- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 930 PM EST TUE DEC 11 2012 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ AND 5 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ025-121500- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 930 PM EST TUE DEC 11 2012 .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 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER MUNDELL