000 FZNT24 KNHC 180808 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 308 AM EST WED NOV 18 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. GMZ001-182015- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 308 AM EST WED NOV 18 2015 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM SE LOUISIANA TO NE MEXICO WILL CONTINUE E TO A POSITION FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE THIS EVENING AND STALL FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA ON THU. REMNANTS OF THE FRONT WILL DRIFT W ACROSS THE SE GULF ON FRI INTO SAT. A SECOND FAST MOVING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF LATE SAT AND ABSORB THE INITIAL FRONTAL REMNANTS WITH THE MERGED FRONT MOVING E OF THE GULF ON SUN. $$ GMZ011-182015- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 308 AM EST WED NOV 18 2015 .TODAY...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ013-182015- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 308 AM EST WED NOV 18 2015 .TODAY...W OF 90W...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. ELSEWHERE...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SW 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ015-182015- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 308 AM EST WED NOV 18 2015 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...S OF 27N...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. ELSEWHERE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. $$ GMZ017-182015- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 308 AM EST WED NOV 18 2015 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. $$ GMZ019-182015- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 308 AM EST WED NOV 18 2015 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. .THU...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT... BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. $$ GMZ021-182015- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 308 AM EST WED NOV 18 2015 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ023-182015- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 308 AM EST WED NOV 18 2015 .TODAY...S OF 21N W OF 95W...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...S OF 21N W OF 95W...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...S OF 21N W OF 95W...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT LATE. $$ GMZ025-182015- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 308 AM EST WED NOV 18 2015 .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. $$ FORECASTER NELSON