000 FZNT24 KNHC 030821 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 321 AM EST MON NOV 3 2014 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. GMZ001-032030- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 321 AM EST MON NOV 3 2014 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES ACROSS THE AREA WILL CONTINUE TO SHIFT EASTWARD TO E OF THE GULF BY LATE TUE. AS A RESULT...SE RETURN FLOW ACROSS THE NW GULF WILL SPREAD EASTWARD ACROSS THE BASIN BY WED AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT. THIS FRONT IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE TEXAS COAST WED THEN STALL. THE FRONT WILL THEN BEGIN TO ADVANCE ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF AS A COLD FRONT ON THU AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS IN BEHIND IT. THE FRONT IS FORECAST TO REACH FROM APALACHEE BAY TO THE NW YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE THU...AND TO THE E OF THE GULF FRI. STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE NORTHERLY WINDS WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT OVER THE W CENTRAL AND SW GULF PORTIONS. $$ GMZ011-032030- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 321 AM EST MON NOV 3 2014 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-032030- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 321 AM EST MON NOV 3 2014 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ015-032030- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 321 AM EST MON NOV 3 2014 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE. .FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ017-032030- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 321 AM EST MON NOV 3 2014 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NW PART. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT W OF 95W.SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT W OF 95W. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-032030- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 321 AM EST MON NOV 3 2014 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 5 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E LESS THAN 5 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-032030- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 321 AM EST MON NOV 3 2014 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL...BUILDING TO 5 TO 6 FT LATE. $$ GMZ023-032030- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 321 AM EST MON NOV 3 2014 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ025-032030- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 321 AM EST MON NOV 3 2014 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE