000 FZNT24 KNHC 112117 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 417 PM EST MON NOV 11 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. GMZ001-120930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 417 PM EST MON NOV 11 2013 .SYNOPSIS...THE PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN A WEAK TROUGH OVER THE S CENTRAL GULF AND HIGH PRES TO THE N WILL MAINTAIN MODERATE TO FRESH E FLOW ACROSS MUCH OF THE GULF THROUGH TONIGHT. A FAST MOVING COLD FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AREA TO THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE NIGHT...WITH WINDS TO GALE FORCE EXPECTED OVER THE SW GULF. WINDS AND SEAS WILL START TO DIMINISH THU INTO FRI AS HIGH PRES BEHIND THE FRONT MOVES E TO THE CAROLINAS. $$ GMZ011-120930- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 417 PM EST MON NOV 11 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 25 KT...BECOMING NE LATE. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ013-120930- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 417 PM EST MON NOV 11 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ015-120930- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 417 PM EST MON NOV 11 2013 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .THU...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-120930- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 417 PM EST MON NOV 11 2013 ...GALE WARNING TUE NIGHT... ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...S OF 24N W OF 96W...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED...S OF 23N W OF 96W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT. N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-120930- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 417 PM EST MON NOV 11 2013 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. N OF 24N...SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 24N...SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-120930- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 417 PM EST MON NOV 11 2013 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. STRAITS OF FLORIDA...SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND 7 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-120930- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 417 PM EST MON NOV 11 2013 ...GALE WARNING TUE NIGHT... ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED WED... .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND N 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...S OF 21N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 11 TO 15 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-120930- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 417 PM EST MON NOV 11 2013 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. ELSEWHERE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE... AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 8 TO 11 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN