000 FZNT24 KNHC 220228 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 928 PM EST THU NOV 21 2013 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. GMZ001-221430- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 928 PM EST THU NOV 21 2013 .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE ACROSS THE GULF WATERS WILL MAINTAIN GENTLE TO MODERATE E TO SE WINDS ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH FRI. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF FRI NIGHT...REACHING FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO 25N96W TO 19N95W BY SAT NIGHT...THEN STALL ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO NEAR 24N96W BY SUN NIGHT. STRONG TO GALE FORCE NORTHERLY WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS ARE EXPECTED IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT SAT NIGHT INTO SUN. WEAK LOW PRES MAY DEVELOP OVER THE NW GULF BY MON BRINGING A SECOND SURGE OF NORTHERLY WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS. $$ GMZ011-221430- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 928 PM EST THU NOV 21 2013 .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ013-221430- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 928 PM EST THU NOV 21 2013 .OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E OF 90W...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. W OF 90W...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ015-221430- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 928 PM EST THU NOV 21 2013 .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT N OF 27N...AND NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ017-221430- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 928 PM EST THU NOV 21 2013 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED... .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT E OF 96W...AND NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT W OF 96W INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT E OF 96W...AND NW TO N 25 TO 35 KT W OF 96W. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ019-221430- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 928 PM EST THU NOV 21 2013 .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ021-221430- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 928 PM EST THU NOV 21 2013 .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ023-221430- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 928 PM EST THU NOV 21 2013 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED... .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT... BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ025-221430- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 928 PM EST THU NOV 21 2013 .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER GR