000 FZNT24 KNHC 050832 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 332 AM EST THU NOV 5 2015 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. GMZ001-052045- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 332 AM EST THU NOV 5 2015 .SYNOPSIS...MODERATE E TO SE WINDS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS MOST OF THE BASIN THROUGH SAT. A SLOW-MOVING COLD FRONT WILL REACH THE NW WATERS BY SAT MORNING WITH A REINFORCING COLD AIR PUSH SHIFTING IT SOUTHEASTWARD BY EVENING. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND THROUGH 25N96W TO 20N97W SUN MORNING THEN WILL WEAKEN FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA THROUGH 23N96W TO 18N93W MON MORNING. FRESH TO NEAR GALE FORCE NORTHERLY WINDS WILL ARRIVE BEHIND THE FRONT... EXCEPT UP TO GALE FORCE IN THE NW GULF AND OFFSHORE OF MEXICO W OF 94W. $$ GMZ011-052045- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 332 AM EST THU NOV 5 2015 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SAT NIGHT... .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ013-052045- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 332 AM EST THU NOV 5 2015 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ015-052045- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 332 AM EST THU NOV 5 2015 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ017-052045- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 332 AM EST THU NOV 5 2015 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE W OF 96W SAT NIGHT AND SUN... .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W OF FRONT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT LATE. E OF FRONT...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...W OF FRONT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. E OF FRONT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ019-052045- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 332 AM EST THU NOV 5 2015 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-052045- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 332 AM EST THU NOV 5 2015 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. $$ GMZ023-052045- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 332 AM EST THU NOV 5 2015 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SUN THROUGH MON... .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NW 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...W OF FRONT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. E OF FRONT...NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W OF FRONT...NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. E OF FRONT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .MON...W OF FRONT...NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. E OF FRONT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. $$ GMZ025-052045- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 332 AM EST THU NOV 5 2015 .TODAY...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 5 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. .MON...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY