000 FZNT24 KNHC 241502 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1002 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. GMZ001-250315- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1002 AM EST SUN NOV 24 2013 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG COLD FRONT EXTEND FROM TAMPA FLORIDA TO 26N91W THEN STATIONARY FRONT TO 18N94W. COLD FRONT REACH FROM STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO 24N92W THEN STATIONARY TO 18N94 LATE TODAY. STRONG TO GALE FORCE WINDS BEHIND FRONT W OF 94W AFFECTING COAST OF VERACRUZ DIMINISH BELOW GALE FORCE LATER TODAY...BUT REMAIN STRONG. LOW PRES DEVELOP OVER NW GULF WATERS LATE MON AND MOVE THROUGH N CENTRAL GULF TUE INTO SE UNITED STATES WED. SECOND COLD FRONT BRING STRONG N FLOW AND BUILDING SEAS WITH WINDS AGAIN REACHING GALE FORCE OVER WESTERN GULF TUE AND WED. STRONG NW FLOW FOLLOW FRONT AS IT SWEEPS ACROSS GULF THROUGH THU. $$ GMZ011-250315- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1002 AM EST SUN NOV 24 2013 .TODAY...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .WED...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-250315- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1002 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 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 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. $$ GMZ015-250315- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1002 AM EST SUN NOV 24 2013 .TODAY...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ017-250315- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1002 AM EST SUN NOV 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE TUE AND WED... .TODAY...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT E OF 96W AND 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 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...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. $$ GMZ019-250315- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1002 AM EST SUN NOV 24 2013 .TODAY...N OF 24N...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 24N...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N OF 24N...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. S OF 24N...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT N OF 24N AND TO 8 FT S OF 24N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ021-250315- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1002 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 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND 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. $$ GMZ023-250315- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1002 AM EST SUN NOV 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE TUE AND WED... .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ AND TO 13 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ AND TO 11 FT ELSEWHERE. .MON...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ AND TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING NW LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ AND TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ025-250315- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1002 AM EST SUN NOV 24 2013 .TODAY...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING N LATE. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE AND 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 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING S LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE AND TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING SE TO S LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE AND 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 WALLY BARNES