000 FZNT24 KNHC 120832 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 332 AM EST WED NOV 12 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. GMZ001-122045- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 332 AM EST WED NOV 12 2014 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM NEAR MORGAN CITY LOUISIANA TO BOCA DE CATAN IN NE MEXICO WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AREA TO NEAR TUXPAN MEXICO LATE TODAY...FROM TAMPA FLORIDA TO VERACRUZ MEXICO BY LATE THU...AND FROM THE FLORIDA KEYS TO CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE BY LATE FRI. STRONG WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT OVER THE FAR WESTERN GULF WILL REACH GALE FORCE ALONG THE MEXICAN COAST S OF 23N TO VERACRUZ THU AND THU NIGHT. WINDS AND SEAS DIMINISH FRI AND SAT WITH FRESH SE RETURN FLOW OVER THE NW GULF BY LATE SAT. ANOTHER FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST SUN AND REACH FROM WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NE MEXICO BY SUN NIGHT. $$ GMZ011-122045- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 332 AM EST WED NOV 12 2014 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ013-122045- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 332 AM EST WED NOV 12 2014 .TODAY...W OF 90W...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .TONIGHT...W OF 90W...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT W OF 90W...AND 2 FT OR LESS ELSEWHERE. .THU...W OF 90W...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. ELSEWHERE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT W OF 90W...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ015-122045- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 332 AM EST WED NOV 12 2014 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-122045- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 332 AM EST WED NOV 12 2014 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...W OF 96W...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...W OF 96W...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT W OF 96W...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU...S OF 23N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ENDING EARLY. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT W OF 95W...AND 8 TO 11 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ019-122045- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 332 AM EST WED NOV 12 2014 .TODAY...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...N OF 24N W OF 90W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...W OF 92W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 92W NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-122045- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 332 AM EST WED NOV 12 2014 .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ023-122045- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 332 AM EST WED NOV 12 2014 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...S OF 21N W OF 95W...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. ELSEWHERE...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU...W OF 95W NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT. E OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...S OF 20N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING TO N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ025-122045- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 332 AM EST WED NOV 12 2014 .TODAY...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN