000 FZNT24 KNHC 242117 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 417 PM EST MON NOV 24 2014 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. GMZ001-250930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 417 PM EST MON NOV 24 2014 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG WINDS FOLLOW A COLD FRONT REACHING FROM THE LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER LOUISIANA TO THE MOUTH OF THE RIO GRANDE. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND REGION TO THE W BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE TONIGHT...THEN BRIEFLY STALL THROUGH MIDDAY TUE. STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDING EASTWARD IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT WILL PUSH THE FRONT SE OF THE GULF ON WED AND INDUCE NORTHERLY GALE FORCE WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT LATE TUE THROUGH EARLY WED. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL ONCE AGAIN BUILD ACROSS THE GULF WED THROUGH FRI AND SHIFT TO THE EASTERN PORTION SAT ALLOWING FOR RETURN MODERATE SOUTHERLY FLOW TO SET UP OVER THE FAR WESTERN GULF. $$ GMZ011-250930- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 417 PM EST MON NOV 24 2014 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ013-250930- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 417 PM EST MON NOV 24 2014 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT S OF 27N E OF 91W. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT W OF 91W...AND 8 TO 13 FT E OF 91W. SCATTERED SHOWERS S PART EARLY. .WED...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. EAS 5 TO 7 FT W OF 90W...AND 7 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. .WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ015-250930- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 417 PM EST MON NOV 24 2014 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N...AND N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. S OF 27N...SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...S OF 27N...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N 25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT S OF 27N EARLY DIMINISHNG TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT S OF 27N...AND 7 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. AREAS OF RAIN WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. .THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-250930- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 417 PM EST MON NOV 24 2014 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S OF 23N N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT. N OF 23N N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .WED...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ019-250930- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 417 PM EST MON NOV 24 2014 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...S OF 24N...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... SHIFTING TO NE TO E LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 24N... AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...S OF 24N...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO W LATE. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS EARLY. .WED...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...EXCEPT N 30 TO 35 KT E OF 89W EARLY DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-250930- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 417 PM EST MON NOV 24 2014 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...STRAITS OF FLORIDA...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SW LATE. ELSEWHERE...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT... BECOMING W 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...N OF 23N W OF 84W N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT LATE. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ023-250930- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 417 PM EST MON NOV 24 2014 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...S OF 20.5N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT... BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...SHIFTING TO N LATE. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. .WED...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-250930- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 417 PM EST MON NOV 24 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...N WINDS 25 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 10 TO 15 FT IN NE SWELL ELSEWHERE. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE