000 FZNT24 KNHC 121448 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 948 AM EST WED DEC 12 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. GMZ001-122200- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 948 AM EST WED DEC 12 2012 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM JUST N OF TAMPA BAY TO THE SW GULF NEAR 19N96W. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM SW FLORIDA TO NE YUCATAN PENINSULA THU MORNING THEN BECOME DIFFUSE ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA THU NIGHT. SLY RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF LATE FRI THROUGH SUN AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT FORECAST TO MOVE ACROSS THE GULF WATERS ON MON. $$ GMZ011-122200- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 948 AM EST WED DEC 12 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ013-122200- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 948 AM EST WED DEC 12 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. 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 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ015-122200- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 948 AM EST WED DEC 12 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. S OF 27N...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO W LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ017-122200- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 948 AM EST WED DEC 12 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 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. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ019-122200- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 948 AM EST WED DEC 12 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 24N...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. S OF 24N...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ021-122200- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 948 AM EST WED DEC 12 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...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 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. 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. $$ GMZ023-122200- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 948 AM EST WED DEC 12 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 5 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 4 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-122200- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 948 AM EST WED DEC 12 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...N WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...INCREASING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 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 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. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER GR