000 FZNT24 KNHC 130907 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 407 AM EST THU NOV 13 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. GMZ001-132115- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 407 AM EST THU NOV 13 2014 .SYNOPSIS...GALES ALONG THE COAST OF MEXICO FOLLOW A COLD FRONT FROM THE BIG BEND AREA OF FLORIDA TO NEAR VERACRUZ MEXICO. THE FRONT WILL STRETCH FROM CEDAR KEY FLORIDA THROUGH 22N94W TO COATZACOALCOS MEXICO TONIGHT...AND WEAKEN FROM THE FLORIDA KEYS TO WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE FRI NIGHT. WINDS WILL DIMINISH BELOW GALE FORCE TONIGHT INTO FRI MORNING. WINDS AND SEAS DIMINISH FURTHER THROUGH SAT OVER THE SW GULF WITH FRESH SE RETURN FLOW OVER THE NW GULF BY LATE SAT. ANOTHER STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE SUN AND REACH FROM PANAMA CITY FLORIDA TO THE WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE BY LATE MON. ANOTHER ROUND OF GALES IS POSSIBLE MON AND MON NIGHT IN THE FAR WESTERN GULF BEHIND THE NEXT FRONT. $$ GMZ011-132115- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 407 AM EST THU NOV 13 2014 .TODAY...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. $$ GMZ013-132115- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 407 AM EST THU NOV 13 2014 .TODAY...W OF 90W...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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 WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ015-132115- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 407 AM EST THU NOV 13 2014 .TODAY...S OF 27N...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. S OF 27N...SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BECOMING 3 TO 5 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-132115- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 407 AM EST THU NOV 13 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH LATE TODAY... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE MON... .TODAY...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT LATE. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. $$ GMZ019-132115- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 407 AM EST THU NOV 13 2014 .TODAY...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT E OF 89W. SCATTERED SHOWERS W OF 92W. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...SHIFTING TO N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ021-132115- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 407 AM EST THU NOV 13 2014 .TODAY...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. STRAITS OF FLORIDA...SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO 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...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ023-132115- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 407 AM EST THU NOV 13 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRI MORNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE MON AND MON NIGHT... .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...SHIFTING TO N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO E LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...S OF 20N W OF 95W VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT OR LESS...BECOMING NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...S OF 20N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. $$ GMZ025-132115- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 407 AM EST THU NOV 13 2014 .TODAY...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE... AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT... SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SW LESS THAN 5 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN