000 FZNT24 KNHC 141456 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 956 AM EST SAT NOV 14 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. GMZ001-150300- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 956 AM EST SAT NOV 14 2015 .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM CAPE SABLE TO 24N97W THEN AS A TROUGH TO 19N95W. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM FAR SW FLORIDA TO 23N95W TO 19N95W THEN WILL BEGIN TO STALL AND WEAKEN FROM THE FLORIDA KEYS TO 23N92W...WITH A TROUGH EXTENDING FROM 23N97W TO 19N94W THROUGH EARLY SUN. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE ANCHORED NORTH OF THE FRONT WILL PRODUCE FRESH TO STRONG WINDS THROUGH SUN. INCREASING RETURN FLOW WILL DOMINATE THE NORTHERN GULF MON AND TUE IN ADVANCE OF THE NEXT FRONT FORECAST TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST TUE AFTERNOON. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM PENSACOLA FLORIDA TO VERACRUZ MEXICO BY LATE WED. $$ GMZ011-150300- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 956 AM EST SAT NOV 14 2015 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .WED...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 KT...SHIFTING TO E LESS THAN 5 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. $$ GMZ013-150300- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 956 AM EST SAT NOV 14 2015 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 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 7 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO SW LATE. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .WED...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ015-150300- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 956 AM EST SAT NOV 14 2015 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-150300- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 956 AM EST SAT NOV 14 2015 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ019-150300- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 956 AM EST SAT NOV 14 2015 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-150300- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 956 AM EST SAT NOV 14 2015 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ023-150300- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 956 AM EST SAT NOV 14 2015 .THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 21N W OF 95W...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...S OF 21N W OF 95W...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ025-150300- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 956 AM EST SAT NOV 14 2015 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER HUFFMAN