000 FZNT24 KNHC 041516 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1016 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. GMZ001-050300- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1016 AM EST TUE NOV 4 2014 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL 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 NIGHT AND FRI WITH A SMALL AREA OF NEAR GALE WINDS SW PORTION. $$ GMZ011-050300- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1016 AM EST TUE NOV 4 2014 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ013-050300- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1016 AM EST TUE NOV 4 2014 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 5 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ015-050300- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1016 AM EST TUE NOV 4 2014 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ017-050300- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1016 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. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ019-050300- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1016 AM EST TUE NOV 4 2014 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SW TO W LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-050300- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1016 AM EST TUE NOV 4 2014 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ023-050300- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1016 AM EST TUE NOV 4 2014 .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ025-050300- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1016 AM EST TUE NOV 4 2014 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER MUNDELL