000 FZNT24 KNHC 300924 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 424 AM EST WED NOV 30 2016 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. GMZ001-302130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 424 AM EST WED NOV 30 2016 .SYNOPSIS...FRESH TO STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE NE GULF TODAY AHEAD OF COLD FRONT MOVING INTO THE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS THIS MORNING. THE FRONT WILL MOVE SE AND REACH FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO S OF VERACRUZ MEXICO THIS EVENING...THEN STALL ACROSS SW PORTIONS AND WEAKEN AS THE NE PART OF FRONT MOVES SE ACROSS N FLORIDA. N WINDS WILL BRIEFLY INCREASE TO GALE FORCE OFF THE CENTRAL MEXICAN COAST BY EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN SHIFT S TO THE VERACRUZ WATERS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND HIS EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING OVERNIGHT AND THU. THE FRONT WILL STALL AND WEAKEN ALONG 26N LATE THU THEN DRIFT N THU NIGHT AND FRI...WITH STRONG E WINDS DEVELOPING ACROSS THE NW GULF N OF THE FRONT FRI AND SAT. $$ GMZ011-302130- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 424 AM EST WED NOV 30 2016 .TODAY...SE OF FRONT...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO N 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .SUN...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ013-302130- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 424 AM EST WED NOV 30 2016 .TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO N BEHIND FRONT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ015-302130- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 424 AM EST WED NOV 30 2016 .TODAY...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...S OF 27N...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. ELSEWHERE...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...S OF 27N...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ017-302130- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 424 AM EST WED NOV 30 2016 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...W OF 96W...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO N 25 TO 35 KT...THEN DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ019-302130- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 424 AM EST WED NOV 30 2016 .TODAY...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...S OF 24N...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. ELSEWHERE...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 24N...AND NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NW LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ021-302130- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 424 AM EST WED NOV 30 2016 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA... AND SE 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ023-302130- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 424 AM EST WED NOV 30 2016 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NW 25 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. S OF 21N W OF 95W...SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W...AND NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. .THU...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W... AND NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ025-302130- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 424 AM EST WED NOV 30 2016 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS...THEN...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .THU...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING