000 FZNT24 KNHC 201501 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1001 AM EST THU NOV 20 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. GMZ001-210315- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1001 AM EST THU NOV 20 2014 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES OVER THE SE UNITED STATES WILL STRENGTHEN OVER THE CAROLINAS THROUGH LATE FRI. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF LATE FRI AND SAT AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE OFF THE COAST OF TEXAS MON AND REACH FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO TAMPICO MEXICO MON NIGHT. $$ GMZ011-210315- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1001 AM EST THU NOV 20 2014 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SUN...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ013-210315- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1001 AM EST THU NOV 20 2014 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SW TO W 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ GMZ015-210315- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1001 AM EST THU NOV 20 2014 .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ017-210315- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1001 AM EST THU NOV 20 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. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-210315- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1001 AM EST THU NOV 20 2014 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ021-210315- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1001 AM EST THU NOV 20 2014 .TODAY...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ023-210315- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1001 AM EST THU NOV 20 2014 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-210315- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1001 AM EST THU NOV 20 2014 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN/RAMOS