000 FZNT24 KNHC 040820 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 320 AM EST TUE NOV 4 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. GMZ001-042030- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 320 AM EST TUE NOV 4 2014 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER THE NE PORTION WILL CONTINUE TO SHIFT EASTWARD THROUGH TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE TEXAS COAST WED NIGHT THEN ADVANCE ACROSS THE W GULF THU AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS BEHIND IT. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM APALACHEE BAY TO YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE THU...THEN BEGIN TO WEAKEN AS IT REACHES FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO NE YUCATAN PENINSULA FRI...AND MOVE SE OF THE GULF SAT. MODERATE TO STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT OVER THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE GULF THU AFTERNOON INTO FRI WITH A SMALL AREA OF GALE WINDS IN THE SW PORTION. $$ GMZ011-042030- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 320 AM EST TUE NOV 4 2014 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SW LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ013-042030- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 320 AM EST TUE NOV 4 2014 .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 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...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ015-042030- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 320 AM EST TUE NOV 4 2014 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ017-042030- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 320 AM EST TUE NOV 4 2014 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E OF 96W...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. W OF 96W...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT... BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT W OF 95W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT W OF 95W IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-042030- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 320 AM EST TUE NOV 4 2014 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .THU...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SW TO W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-042030- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 320 AM EST TUE NOV 4 2014 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EARLY...THEN DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 20 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .THU...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE IN THE AFTERNOON EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 5 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE. .SAT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ023-042030- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 320 AM EST TUE NOV 4 2014 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE THU NIGHT INTO FRI W OF 95W... .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT W OF 95W. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT...EXCEPT 10 TO 14 FT W OF 95W. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT W OF 95W EARLY...THEN DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT...HIGHEST S OF 20N. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-042030- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 320 AM EST TUE NOV 4 2014 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SEAS 3 FT. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...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 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE...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 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE