000 FZNT24 KNHC 190231 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 850 PM 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. GMZ001-191445- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 850 PM EST WED NOV 18 2015 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM JUST E OF PENSACOLA EXTENDS SW TO 26N90W TO 24N93W THEN STATIONARY TO THE SW GULF. THE COLD FRONT WILL REACH FROM NEAR APALACHICOLA TO 26N90W AND STATIONARY TO THE SW GULF BY EARLY 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 SAT NIGHT AND MERGE WITH THE INITIAL FRONTAL REMNANTS WITH THE MERGED FRONT MOVING E OF THE GULF ON SUN. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE GULF IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT SUN AND MON. $$ GMZ011-191445- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 930 PM EST WED NOV 18 2015 .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 25 KT...SHIFTING TO NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ013-191445- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 930 PM EST WED NOV 18 2015 .OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ015-191445- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 930 PM EST WED NOV 18 2015 .OVERNIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...S OF 27N...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. ELSEWHERE...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...S OF 27N...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE...SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ017-191445- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 930 PM EST WED NOV 18 2015 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE W OF 96W SAT NIGHT INTO SUN... .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT W OF 96W...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT W OF 96W...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W OF 96W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT... BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT LATE. E OF 96W...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT LATE. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT W OF 96W NW TO N 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT W OF 96W 10 TO 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT LATE. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ019-191445- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 930 PM EST WED NOV 18 2015 .OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...S OF 24N...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. ELSEWHERE...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ021-191445- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 930 PM EST WED NOV 18 2015 .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. STRAITS OF FLORIDA...SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT LATE. .MON...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ023-191445- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 930 PM EST WED NOV 18 2015 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SAT NIGHT INTO SUN... .OVERNIGHT...S OF 21N W OF 95W...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU...S OF 21N W OF 95W...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT N OF 21N W OF 95W BECOMING N 25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...EXCEPT N OF 21N W OF 95W BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE...EXCEPT FROM 19N TO 20N W OF 95W NW 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT FROM 19N TO 20N W OF 95W 9 TO 14 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-191445- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 930 PM EST WED NOV 18 2015 .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE