000 FZNT24 KNHC 181456 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 956 AM EST TUE NOV 18 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. GMZ001-190300- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 956 AM EST TUE NOV 18 2014 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM SW FLORIDA TO 18.5N92W WILL MOVE SE OF THE GULF LATER TODAY. A NE TO SW POST FRONTAL RIDGE WILL SHIFT E ACROSS THE NW GULF ON TUE NIGHT AND WED BECOMING STATIONARY FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE THU THROUGH SAT. $$ GMZ011-190300- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 956 AM EST TUE NOV 18 2014 .TODAY...NE WINDS 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT...BECOMING E LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ013-190300- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 956 AM EST TUE NOV 18 2014 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ015-190300- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 956 AM EST TUE NOV 18 2014 .TODAY...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT S OF 27N... AND 7 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. .WED...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ017-190300- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 956 AM EST TUE NOV 18 2014 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .WED...W OF 96W...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-190300- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 956 AM EST TUE NOV 18 2014 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-190300- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 956 AM EST TUE NOV 18 2014 .TODAY...STRAITS OF FLORIDA...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BECOMING 5 TO 7 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND 11 TO 13 FT ELSEWHERE. .WED...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-190300- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 956 AM EST TUE NOV 18 2014 .TODAY...S OF 21N W OF 95W...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .WED...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ025-190300- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 956 AM EST TUE NOV 18 2014 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 8 TO 13 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 8 TO 11 FT ELSEWHERE. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 7 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN