000 FZNT24 KNHC 212116 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 416 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. GMZ001-220930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 416 PM EST THU NOV 21 2013 .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE ACROSS THE GULF WATERS WILL MAINTAIN GENTLE TO MODERATE E TO SE WINDS ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH EARLY FRI. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL ENTER 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. $$ GMZ011-220930- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 416 PM EST THU NOV 21 2013 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ013-220930- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 416 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. $$ GMZ015-220930- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 416 PM EST THU NOV 21 2013 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ017-220930- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 416 PM EST THU NOV 21 2013 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 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 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 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. $$ GMZ019-220930- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 416 PM EST THU NOV 21 2013 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ021-220930- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 416 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 15 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. $$ GMZ023-220930- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 416 PM EST THU NOV 21 2013 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT... BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-220930- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 416 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 TO 10 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 GR