000 FZNT24 KNHC 120920 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 420 AM EST THU NOV 12 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. GMZ001-122130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 420 AM EST THU NOV 12 2015 .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING FROM NEAR SANIBEL ISLAND FLORIDA TO NEAR 23N89W WILL DRIFT NW AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE TODAY. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST THIS MORNING AND REACH FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO 25N96.5W TO 20N96.5W FRI MORNING...THEN BEGIN TO STALL AND WEAKEN FROM EXTREME S FLORIDA TO 24N96.5W SAT THROUGH SUN. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE BEHIND THE FRONT WILL PRODUCE FRESH TO STRONG WINDS NORTH OF THE FRONT FRI THROUGH SUN. $$ GMZ011-122130- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 420 AM EST THU NOV 12 2015 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ013-122130- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 420 AM EST THU NOV 12 2015 .TODAY...W OF 90W...SE WINDS 5 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. W OF 90W...SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ015-122130- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 420 AM EST THU NOV 12 2015 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ017-122130- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 420 AM EST THU NOV 12 2015 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...W OF 96W...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ019-122130- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 420 AM EST THU NOV 12 2015 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ021-122130- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 420 AM EST THU NOV 12 2015 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ023-122130- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 420 AM EST THU NOV 12 2015 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ025-122130- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 420 AM EST THU NOV 12 2015 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING