000 FZNT24 KNHC 211853 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 153 PM 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. GMZ001-220700- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 153 PM EST THU NOV 21 2013 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE MAINTAIN MODERATE E-SE WINDS ACROSS GULF THROUGH FRI. STRONG COLD FRONT MOVE TO NW GULF FRI NIGHT...REACHING FROM 30N84W TO 26N94W TO 19N95W SAT NIGHT THEN MOVING SE OF AREA MON. VERY STRONG TO GALE FORCE N-NE WINDS AND SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT EXPECTED IN WAKE OF FRONT. WEAK LOW PRES MAY DEVELOP OVER NW GULF MON. $$ GMZ011-220700- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 153 PM EST THU NOV 21 2013 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ013-220700- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 153 PM EST THU NOV 21 2013 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...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 TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ015-220700- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 153 PM EST THU NOV 21 2013 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ017-220700- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 153 PM EST THU NOV 21 2013 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SAT NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT E OF 96W AND NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT W OF 96W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT E OF 96W AND NW TO N 25 TO 35 KT W OF 96W. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. .MON...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ019-220700- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 153 PM EST THU NOV 21 2013 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ021-220700- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 153 PM EST THU NOV 21 2013 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 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 TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ023-220700- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 153 PM EST THU NOV 21 2013 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SAT NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT LATE. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-220700- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 153 PM EST THU NOV 21 2013 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES