000 FZNT24 KNHC 242102 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 400 PM 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. GMZ001-250900- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 400 PM EST SUN NOV 24 2013 .SYNOPSIS...A STRONG COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM TAMPA FLORIDA TO 26N88W THEN BECOMES STATIONARY TO A 1016 LOW AT 23N93W EARLY TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT THEN TRAILS FROM THE LOW TO THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE. THE COLD FRNT WILL REACH FROM STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO 24N92W...AND BECOME STATIONARY TO 18N94W OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. STRONG TO GALE FORCE WINDS BEHIND FRONT W OF 94W AFFECTING COAST OF VERACRUZ DIMINISH BELOW GALE FORCE LATER TODAY...BUT REMAIN STRONG. THE LOW NEAR 23N93W WILL LIFT NW TO NEAR 26N95W BY LATE MON AFTERNOON AND STRENGTHEN A LITTLE. THE LOW WILL THEN TRACK NEWD ACROSS THE N CENTRAL GULF TUE AND TUE NIGHT...AND ACROSS THE SE UNITED STATES WED. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL BRING STRONG N FLOW AND BUILDING SEAS WITH WINDS AGAIN REACHING GALE FORCE OVER THE WESTERN GULF TUE THROUGH LATE WED...THEN DIMINISH THU AND FRI AS STRONG HIGH PRES OVER THE REGION WEAKENS. $$ GMZ011-250900- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 400 PM EST SUN NOV 24 2013 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SE PART TUE... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT SE PART. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .WED...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ013-250900- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 400 PM EST SUN NOV 24 2013 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE S OF 27N TUE... .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .MON...E OF 90W...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. W OF 90W...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT E OF 90W...AND 6 TO 7 FT IN W OF 90W. .MON NIGHT...E OF 90W...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. W OF 90W...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT E OF 90W...AND 5 TO 7 FT IN W OF 90W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...E OF 90W...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 20 TO 25 KT LATE. W OF 90W...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT LATE...EXCEPT NW 30 TO 35 KT S OF 27N W OF FRONT SEAS 7 TO 10 FT... .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .WED...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ015-250900- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 400 PM EST SUN NOV 24 2013 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .MON...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TUE...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ017-250900- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 400 PM EST SUN NOV 24 2013 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE TUE AND WED... .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...E OF 96W...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. W OF 96W...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...E OF 96W...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 30 TO 35 KT LATE. W OF 96W...NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT E OF 96W...AND 8 TO 13 FT W OF 96W. .WED...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ019-250900- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 400 PM EST SUN NOV 24 2013 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE TUE AND TUE NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N OF 24N...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. S OF 24N...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...N OF 24N...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT LATE. WINDS SW 15 TO 20 KT. S OF 24N...W WINDS 30 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. .TUE NIGHT...N OF 24N...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING 25 TO 30 KT LATE. S OF 24N...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT W OF FRONT NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .WED...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-250900- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 400 PM EST SUN NOV 24 2013 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...STRAITS OF FLORIDA...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...STRAITS OF FLORIDA...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. ELSEWHERE...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-250900- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 400 PM EST SUN NOV 24 2013 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE TUE NIGHT AND WED... .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 9 TO 11 FT ELSEWHERE. .MON...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ... AND 7 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. .MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 5 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT LATE. .TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 14 TO 15 FT ELSEWHERE. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-250900- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 400 PM EST SUN NOV 24 2013 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE TUE NIGHT W OF 93W... .TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 5 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. .MON...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING S TO SW LATE. ELSEWHERE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... SHIFTING TO SW 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...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SW LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .TUE...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT W OF 93W. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT LATE. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE