000 FZNT24 KNHC 141527 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1027 AM EST THU NOV 14 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. GMZ001-150330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1027 AM EST THU NOV 14 2013 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT HAS STALLED ACROSS W CUBA AND N YUCATAN CHANNEL AND EXTENDS SW INTO CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE...WHERE FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE CONTINUE W OF FRONT. FRONT TO WEAKEN FURTHER TODAY...THEN PORTION E OF 90W WILL BEGIN TO LIFT N THIS EVENING THROUGH SAT AS A WARM FRONT...WITH FRESH WINDS CONTINUING N OF THE3 BOUNDARY. WINDS AND SEAS TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH ELSEWHERE ACROSS THE BASIN THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF BY SAT AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT FORECAST TO REACH THE NW GULF ON MON. $$ GMZ011-150330- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1027 AM EST THU NOV 14 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ013-150330- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1027 AM EST THU NOV 14 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT E OF 90W...AND E 10 TO 15 KT W OF 90W. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...E OF 90W...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT LATE. W OF 90W...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ015-150330- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1027 AM EST THU NOV 14 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT N OF 27N N OF 27N...AND 7 TO 10 FT S OF 27N. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N OF 27N...AND 6 TO 9 FT S OF 27N. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ017-150330- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1027 AM EST THU NOV 14 2013 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ019-150330- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1027 AM EST THU NOV 14 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-150330- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1027 AM EST THU NOV 14 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ023-150330- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1027 AM EST THU NOV 14 2013 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS 35 TO 40 KT S OF 20N...DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-150330- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1027 AM EST THU NOV 14 2013 .TODAY...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...N WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO S TO SW LATE. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 5 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING