000 FZNT24 KNHC 170906 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 406 AM EST MON NOV 17 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. GMZ001-172115- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 406 AM EST MON NOV 17 2014 .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE EXTENDS FROM THE CENTRAL FLORIDA PENINSULA TO THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE EAST OF A STRONG COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM CENTRAL LOUISIANA TO BROWNSVILLE TEXAS. THE FRONT WILL BE REINFORCED OVERNIGHT AND RAPIDLY MOVE ACROSS THE GULF WATERS EXTENDING FROM PENSACOLA FLORIDA TO NEAR TUXPAN MEXICO MON...FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE MON NIGHT...AND FROM CAPE SABLE TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA TUE. THE FRONT WILL MOVE SE OF THE AREA LATE ON TUE. GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF BEHIND THE FRONT EARLY MON INTO EARLY TUE. $$ GMZ011-172115- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 406 AM EST MON NOV 17 2014 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT...INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ013-172115- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 406 AM EST MON NOV 17 2014 .TODAY...W OF 90W...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...SHIFTING TO N 25 TO 30 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT W OF 90W...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ015-172115- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 406 AM EST MON NOV 17 2014 .TODAY...S WINDS 15 KT...SHIFTING TO SW LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT S OF 27N...AND 7 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT S OF 27N...AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. .WED...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ017-172115- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 406 AM EST MON NOV 17 2014 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT W OF 96W...AND N 25 TO 35 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FT LATE. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ019-172115- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 406 AM EST MON NOV 17 2014 .TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 25 TO 30 KT LATE. S OF 24N...SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ021-172115- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 406 AM EST MON NOV 17 2014 .TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...STRAITS OF FLORIDA...SW TO W WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT... SHIFTING TO W TO NW LATE. ELSEWHERE...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. STRAITS OF FLORIDA...SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...BUILDING TO 10 TO 11 FT LATE. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND 10 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE. .WED...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ023-172115- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 406 AM EST MON NOV 17 2014 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...S OF 21N W OF 95W...NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT... BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT S OF 21N W OF 95W...AND 9 TO 14 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...S OF 21N W OF 95W...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-172115- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 406 AM EST MON NOV 17 2014 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 8 TO 13 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 8 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER DGS