000 FZNT24 KNHC 221444 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 944 AM EST SAT NOV 22 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. GMZ001-230245- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 944 AM EST SAT NOV 22 2014 .SYNOPSIS...A SURFACE HIGH WILL SHIFT E OFF THE CAROLINAS TODAY ALLOWING THE SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW TO INCREASE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF AHEAD OF A PRE-FRONTAL TROUGH SHIFTING OFF THE TEXAS COAST TONIGHT PRECEDED BY SCATTERED TSTMS. A RAPIDLY MOVING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST ON SUN NIGHT REACHING FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE W BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE SUN NIGHT...THEN STALLING BRIEFLY OVER THE SE WATERS LATE MON INTO TUE. STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDING IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT WILL PUSH THE FRONT SE OF THE GULF ON WED. $$ GMZ011-230245- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 944 AM EST SAT NOV 22 2014 .TODAY...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT...SHIFTING TO S TO SW LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S 5 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ013-230245- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 944 AM EST SAT NOV 22 2014 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...W OF 90W...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 15 TO 20 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING SW 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ015-230245- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 944 AM EST SAT NOV 22 2014 .TODAY...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ GMZ017-230245- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 944 AM EST SAT NOV 22 2014 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 5 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .WED...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ019-230245- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 944 AM EST SAT NOV 22 2014 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...SHIFTING TO N 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ GMZ021-230245- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 944 AM EST SAT NOV 22 2014 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. $$ GMZ023-230245- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 944 AM EST SAT NOV 22 2014 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...E WINDS 5 KT...SHIFTING TO NE LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT EXCEPT 30 TO 25 KT S OF 20N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT S OF 20N. .TUE NIGHT...S OF 20N NW TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...SHIFTING TO N 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .WED...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 11 FT LATE. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ025-230245- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 944 AM EST SAT NOV 22 2014 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SEAS 3 FT LATE . ELSEWHERE... SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .TUE...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. .WED...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON