000 FZNT24 KNHC 200857 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 357 AM EST FRI NOV 20 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. GMZ001-202100- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 357 AM EST FRI NOV 20 2015 .SYNOPSIS...A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM NE FLORIDA SW TO 27N86W WHERE IT BECOMES STATIONARY TO 24N96W AND SSE TO 19N95W. THE COLD FRONT WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE E GULF 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 THEN WILL MOVE E OF THE GULF BY EARLY MON. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE GULF IN THE WAKE OF THIS FRONT SUN AND SUN NIGHT...AND SHIFT EASTWARD MON THROUGH TUE WITH RETURN SE FLOW SETTING UP OVER THE FAR WESTERN GULF. $$ GMZ011-202100- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 357 AM EST FRI NOV 20 2015 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT... BUILDING TO 10 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT...BECOMING NE LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ013-202100- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 357 AM EST FRI NOV 20 2015 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...W OF 90W...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...W OF 90W...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING 25 TO 30 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 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 TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ015-202100- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 357 AM EST FRI NOV 20 2015 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...S OF 27N...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .MON...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ017-202100- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 357 AM EST FRI NOV 20 2015 ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...W OF 96W...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N 30 TO 40 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT... BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 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. $$ GMZ019-202100- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 357 AM EST FRI NOV 20 2015 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...S OF 24N...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT... BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .MON...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-202100- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 357 AM EST FRI NOV 20 2015 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...STRAITS OF FLORIDA...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S 5 TO 10 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO SW LATE. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .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. $$ GMZ023-202100- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 357 AM EST FRI NOV 20 2015 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT IN N TO NE SWELL IN THE MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...S OF 21N W OF 95W...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN N TO NE SWELL LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. .MON...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ025-202100- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 357 AM EST FRI NOV 20 2015 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .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 PAW