000 FZNT24 KNHC 060911 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 411 AM EST WED NOV 6 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. GMZ001-062115- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 411 AM EST WED NOV 6 2013 .SYNOPSIS...STRENGTHENING HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS EASTERN U.S. IS PRODUCING FRESH TO STRONG EASTERLY FLOW ACROSS MUCH OF E GULF WATERS. THE PRES GRADIENT WILL RELAX TODAY AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS EARLY TONIGHT. THE COLD FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO W BAY OF CAMPECHE THU...AND FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE FRI. GALES ARE EXPECTED TO SPREAD S ACROSS OFFSHORE MEXICAN WATERS IN THE W AND SW GULF BEHIND FRONT BY THU AFTERNOON AND SPREAD S INTO THE W BAY OF CAMPECHE THROUGH FRI BEFORE BECOMING DIFFUSE SAT. A TROUGH WILL PERSIST OVER THE FAR SW GULF THROUGH SUN. $$ GMZ011-062115- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 411 AM EST WED NOV 6 2013 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-062115- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 411 AM EST WED NOV 6 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...E OF 90W...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. W OF 90W...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF 90W...AND 6 TO 9 FT W OF 90W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF 90W...AND 7 TO 9 FT W OF 90W. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ015-062115- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 411 AM EST WED NOV 6 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ017-062115- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 411 AM EST WED NOV 6 2013 ...GALE WARNING THU... ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED THU NIGHT... .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-062115- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 411 AM EST WED NOV 6 2013 .TODAY...N OF 24N...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. S OF 24N...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT N OF 24N... AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 24N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-062115- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 411 AM EST WED NOV 6 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-062115- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 411 AM EST WED NOV 6 2013 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED THU NIGHT AND FRI... .TODAY...NW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND N 15 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-062115- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 411 AM EST WED NOV 6 2013 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING