000 FZNT24 KNHC 250921 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 421 AM EST TUE NOV 25 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. GMZ001-252130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 421 AM EST TUE NOV 25 2014 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM NEAR APALACHICOLA SW TO 24N93W TO S OF VERACRUZ MEXICO NEAR 18.5N95W WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE THIS MORNING...THEN STALL THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT WHILE WEAK LOW PRES FORMS ALONG THE FRONT ACROSS THE NE CENTRAL GULF AND MOVES QUICKLY NE. STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDING SOUTHEASTWARD BEHIND THE FRONT WILL RESULT IN STRONG TO GALE FORCE WINDS NORTHERLY WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. THIS HIGH PRES WILL PUSH THE FRONT SE ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE GULF TONIGHT AND SE OF THE FORECAST WATERS WED MORNING. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL ONCE AGAIN BUILD ACROSS THE GULF WED THROUGH FRI AND SHIFT TO THE EASTERN PORTION SAT ALLOWING FOR RETURN MODERATE SOUTHERLY FLOW TO SET UP OVER THE FAR WESTERN GULF FRI AND SAT. $$ GMZ011-252130- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 421 AM EST TUE NOV 25 2014 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SW LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ013-252130- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 421 AM EST TUE NOV 25 2014 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT W OF 90W... AND 6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT SE PORTIONS. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT W OF 90W...AND 8 TO 11 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ015-252130- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 421 AM EST TUE NOV 25 2014 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT S OF 27N...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...S OF 27N...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 25 TO 35 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...BECOMING 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF 27N...AND 6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...S OF 27N...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ017-252130- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 421 AM EST TUE NOV 25 2014 .TODAY...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .WED...W OF 96W...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W LESS THAN 5 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ019-252130- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 421 AM EST TUE NOV 25 2014 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT WITHIN 120 NM NW OF FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-252130- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 421 AM EST TUE NOV 25 2014 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...STRAITS OF FLORIDA...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. ELSEWHERE...SW WINDS 15 KT...SHIFTING NW 25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. STRAITS OF FLORIDA...SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ023-252130- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 421 AM EST TUE NOV 25 2014 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT NW PORTIONS LATE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-252130- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 421 AM EST TUE NOV 25 2014 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...E TO SE WINDS 5 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW LESS THAN 5 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. ELSEWHERE...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT... SHIFTING TO NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT LATE. .WED...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 8 TO 13 FT ELSEWHERE. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING