000 FZNT24 KNHC 200148 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 848 PM EST THU NOV 19 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. GMZ001-201330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 848 PM EST THU NOV 19 2015 .SYNOPSIS...A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM NE FLORIDA SW TO 27N87W WHERE IT BECOMES STATIONARY TO 24N96W AND SE TO 19N95W. THE COLD FRONT WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE NE GULF THROUGH WHILE THE STATIONARY PORTION BECOMES DIFFUSE. REMNANTS OF THE FRONT WILL DRIFT W ACROSS THE SE AND S CENTRAL GULF ON FRI INTO SAT. A STRONGER AND FAST MOVING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF SAT AND MERGE WITH THE FRONTAL REMNANTS. THE MERGED FRONT WILL MOVE E OF THE GULF SUN AFTERNOON. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE GULF IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT SUN AND SUN NIGHT...AND SHIFT EASTWARD MON THROUGH TUE WITH RETURN SE FLOW SETTING UP OVER THE FAR WESTERN GULF. $$ GMZ011-201400- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 848 PM EST THU NOV 19 2015 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE S OF 27N SAT NIGHT... .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 35 KT S OF 27N. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ013-201400- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 848 PM EST THU NOV 19 2015 .OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ015-201400- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 848 PM EST THU NOV 19 2015 .OVERNIGHT...S OF 27N...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. ELSEWHERE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE...SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT... BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ017-201400- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 848 PM EST THU NOV 19 2015 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE W OF 96W SAT NIGHT INTO SUN... .OVERNIGHT...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 6 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...W OF 96W...S WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...SE WINDS 10 KT...SHIFTING TO S TO SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT W OF 96W 25 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE...EXCEPT W OF 96W BUILDING TO 10 TO 14 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT S OF 24N. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ019-201400- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 848 PM EST THU NOV 19 2015 .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-201400- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 848 PM EST THU NOV 19 2015 .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SW TO W LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT... BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ023-201400- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 848 PM EST THU NOV 19 2015 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SAT NIGHT INTO SUN NIGHT... .OVERNIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE...EXCEPT W OF 96W INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE...EXCEPT W OF 96W BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT LATE. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT W OF 95W NW 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT...EXCEPT W OF 95W 11 TO 16 FT. .MON...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ025-201400- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 848 PM EST THU NOV 19 2015 .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE