000 FZNT24 KNHC 240230 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM EST SAT NOV 23 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. GMZ001-241430- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM EST SAT NOV 23 2013 .SYNOPSIS...A STRONG COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM N FLORIDA NEAR 29N83W TO 26N92W TO 19N94W WILL SHIFT SE AND REACH FROM 27N83W TO 24N95W TO 19N94W SUN MORNING...THEN FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO NEAR 23N96W SUN NIGHT. STRONG TO GALE FORCE WINDS ARE BLOWING BEHIND THE FRONT W OF 94W AND WILL AFFECT THE COAST OF VERACRUZ TONIGHT AND SUN MORNING. LOW PRES WILL DEVELOP OVER THE NW GULF LATE MON...AND MOVE THROUGH THE N CENTRAL GULF TUE INTO THE SE UNITED STATES WED. STRONG NORTHERLY FLOW AND BUILDING SEAS WILL FOLLOW A SECOND COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW PRES...WITH WINDS AGAIN REACHING GALE FORCE OVER THE WESTERN GULF TUE AND WED. $$ GMZ011-241430- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 930 PM EST SAT NOV 23 2013 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .OVERNIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .WED...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ013-241430- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 930 PM EST SAT NOV 23 2013 .OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .MON...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ015-241430- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 930 PM EST SAT NOV 23 2013 .OVERNIGHT...N OF 27N...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. S OF 27N...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ GMZ017-241430- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 930 PM EST SAT NOV 23 2013 ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .OVERNIGHT...E OF 96W...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. W OF 96W...NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...E OF 96W...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. W OF 96W...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ019-241430- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 930 PM EST SAT NOV 23 2013 .OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...N OF 24N...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 24N...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT N OF 24N...AND 6 TO 8 FT S OF 24N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ021-241430- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 930 PM EST SAT NOV 23 2013 .OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ GMZ023-241430- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 930 PM EST SAT NOV 23 2013 ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .OVERNIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 8 TO 11 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ... AND 9 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 8 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. .MON...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 7 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 5 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ025-241430- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 930 PM EST SAT NOV 23 2013 .OVERNIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .MON...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO S TO S LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE... AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO S LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER GR