000 FZNT24 KNHC 020911 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 511 AM EDT SAT NOV 2 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. GMZ001-022115- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 511 AM EDT SAT NOV 2 2013 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND REGION TO NEAR 25N90W TO NE MEXICO NEAR 25.5N97.5W WILL MOVE SE TODAY AND REACH FROM EXTREME S FLORIDA TO THE W BAY OF CAMPECHE THIS EVENING THEN DRIFT SE AND REACH FROM STRAITS OF FLORIDA THROUGH YUCATAN CHANNEL SUN EVENING THEN SE OF BASIN SUN NIGHT. A SECONDARY FRONT ACROSS TEXAS COASTAL WATERS THIS MORNING WILL BE FORCED QUICKLY SE TODAY BY STRONG HIGH PRESSURE TO THE NW AND REACH SW BAY OF CAMPECHE TO 25N90W THIS EVENING AND DRIFT SLOWLY SE THROUGH SUN. STRONG TO GALE FORCE WINDS BEHIND THIS SECONDARY FRONT WILL SPREAD S ACROSS PORTIONS W OF 94W TODAY THROUGH SUN...WITH GALES EXPECTED WITHIN 120 NM OF COAST S OF 24N THROUGH SUN MORNING. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL SHIFT E BEHIND THE FRONT SUN THROUGH TUE TO PRODUCE FRESH TO STRONG E WINDS GENERALLY E OF 90W. $$ GMZ011-022115- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 511 AM EDT SAT NOV 2 2013 .TODAY...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ013-022115- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 511 AM EDT SAT NOV 2 2013 .TODAY...E OF 90W...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. W OF 90W...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E OF 90W...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. W OF 90W...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT E OF 90W...AND 5 TO 7 FT W OF 90W. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ015-022115- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 511 AM EDT SAT NOV 2 2013 .TODAY...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ017-022115- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 511 AM EDT SAT NOV 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT S OF 24N W OF 95W DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT S OF 24N W OF 95W LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ019-022115- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 511 AM EDT SAT NOV 2 2013 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ021-022115- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 511 AM EDT SAT NOV 2 2013 .TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ023-022115- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 511 AM EDT SAT NOV 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...NE TO E WINDS 5 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT W OF 95W NW TO N 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF 95W AND 8 TO 12 FT W OF 95W. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-022115- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 511 AM EDT SAT NOV 2 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING