000 FZNT24 KNHC 121506 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1006 AM EST TUE NOV 12 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. GMZ001-130315- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1006 AM EST TUE NOV 12 2013 .SYNOPSIS...A FAST MOVING COLD FRONT SINKING INTO THE N GULF STATES THIS MORNING WILL MOVE SE AND REACH FROM FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NEAR 27N96W TO CENTRAL MEXICAN COAST BY THIS EVENING...AND CONTINUE SE FROM FLORIDA STRAITS TO CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE WED EVENING WHERE IT WILL STALL AND WEAKEN THROUGH THU BEFORE LIFTING NW ON FRI. STRONG TO GALE FORCE NORTHERLY WINDS WITH FREQUENT HIGHER GUSTS AND LARGE BUILDING SEAS ARE EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT. WINDS AND SEAS WILL START TO DIMINISH THU THROUGH SAT AS HIGH PRES BEHIND THE FRONT MOVES E TO THE CAROLINAS. $$ GMZ011-130315- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1006 AM EST TUE NOV 12 2013 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ013-130315- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1006 AM EST TUE NOV 12 2013 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...SHIFTING TO NE 25 TO 30 KT LATE WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 40 KT NW HALF. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...BUILDING TO 9 TO 11 FT LATE. .WED...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ015-130315- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1006 AM EST TUE NOV 12 2013 .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .THU...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-130315- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1006 AM EST TUE NOV 12 2013 ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED WED EVENING... .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 40 KT...INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT SW PORTIONS W OF 96W LATE. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 40 KT EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT W OF 95W. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT W OF 95W DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT...SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT LATE. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ019-130315- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1006 AM EST TUE NOV 12 2013 ...GALE WARNING WED... ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED WED EVENING... .TODAY...N OF 24N...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT...BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. S OF 24N...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 40 KT...BECOMING 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT SW PORTIONS. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-130315- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1006 AM EST TUE NOV 12 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA... AND 7 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ023-130315- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1006 AM EST TUE NOV 12 2013 ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED WED NIGHT... .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND N 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 13 TO 16 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 13 TO 16 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-130315- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1006 AM EST TUE NOV 12 2013 ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED WED NIGHT... .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 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 TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. ELSEWHERE...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 40 KT...BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE... AND 8 TO 11 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT NW PORTIONS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 8 TO 11 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING