000 FZNT24 KNHC 210833 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 333 AM EST THU NOV 21 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. GMZ001-212045- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 333 AM EST THU NOV 21 2013 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGING EXTENDING FROM THE NE TO SW WILL MAINTAIN PRIMARILY MODERATE E TO SE WINDS ACROSS THE GULF THROUGH EARLY FRI. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF FRI NIGHT... REACHING FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO 27N94W TO 22N98W BY SAT NIGHT...MOVING SE OF THE AREA BY EARLY MON. STRONG TO GALE FORCE NORTHERLY WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS ARE EXPECTED IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. WEAK LOW PRES MAY DEVELOP OVER THE NW GULF BY MON AS REINFORCING NORTHERLY WINDS ARRIVE. $$ GMZ011-212045- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 333 AM EST THU NOV 21 2013 .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ GMZ013-212045- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 333 AM EST THU NOV 21 2013 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ015-212045- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 333 AM EST THU NOV 21 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT N OF 28N. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ017-212045- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 333 AM EST THU NOV 21 2013 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE W OF 96W LATE SAT INTO SUN... .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT W OF 96W LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT W OF 96W LATE. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 35 KT W OF 96W EARLY. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 12 FT W OF 96W EARLY. .MON...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ GMZ019-212045- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 333 AM EST THU NOV 21 2013 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ GMZ021-212045- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 333 AM EST THU NOV 21 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .MON...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ023-212045- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 333 AM EST THU NOV 21 2013 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE W OF 95W LATE SAT INTO SUN... .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT W OF 95W LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT W OF 95W LATE. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 35 KT W OF 95W EARLY. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 12 FT W OF 95W EARLY. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ025-212045- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 333 AM EST THU NOV 21 2013 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY