000 FZNT24 KNHC 240832 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 332 AM EST SUN NOV 24 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. GMZ001-242045- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 332 AM EST SUN NOV 24 2013 .SYNOPSIS...A STRONG COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM N FLORIDA NEAR 28N82W TO 25N92W TO 18N94W WILL SHIFT SE AND REACH FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO NEAR 23N96W LATE TODAY. STRONG TO GALE FORCE WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT W OF 94W AFFECTING THE COAST OF VERACRUZ WILL DIMINISH BELOW GALE FORCE LATER THIS MORNING. LOW PRES WILL DEVELOP OVER THE NW GULF LATE MON...AND MOVE THROUGH THE N CENTRAL GULF TUE INTO THE SE UNITED STATES WED. STRONG NORTHERLY FLOW AND BUILDING SEAS WILL FOLLOW A SECOND COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW PRES...WITH WINDS AGAIN REACHING GALE FORCE OVER THE WESTERN GULF TUE AND WED. STRONG NW FLOW WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT AS IT SWEEPS ACROSS THE GULF THROUGH THU. $$ GMZ011-242045- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 332 AM EST SUN NOV 24 2013 .TODAY...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .WED...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-242045- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 332 AM EST SUN NOV 24 2013 .TODAY...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E OF 90W...AND 6 TO 7 FT W OF 90W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ015-242045- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 332 AM EST SUN NOV 24 2013 .TODAY...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ017-242045- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 332 AM EST SUN NOV 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE TUE... .REST OF TONIGHT...S OF 23N W OF 96W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TODAY...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT E OF 96W...AND 7 TO 10 FT W OF 96W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...E OF 96W...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. W OF 96W...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...S OF 23N W OF 96W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ019-242045- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 332 AM EST SUN NOV 24 2013 .TODAY...N OF 24N...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 24N...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N OF 24N...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. S OF 24N...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT N OF 24N N OF 24N...AND 6 TO 8 FT S OF 24N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ021-242045- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 332 AM EST SUN NOV 24 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. .MON...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ023-242045- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 332 AM EST SUN NOV 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE LATE TUE AND WED... .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .MON...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .WED...S OF 21N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .THU...N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ025-242045- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 332 AM EST SUN NOV 24 2013 .TODAY...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N LATE. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 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. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO S TO S LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE... AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .TUE...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN