000 FZNT24 KNHC 211500 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1000 AM EST SAT NOV 21 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. GMZ001-220300- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1000 AM EST SAT NOV 21 2015 .SYNOPSIS...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST THIS AFTERNOON FOLLOWED BY STRONG TO GALE FORCE NORTHERLY WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS. THE COLD FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO THIS EVENING...FROM NEAR TAMPA BAY FLORIDA TO VERACRUZ MEXICO EARLY SUN MORNING...AND FROM SE FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA SUN EVENING BEFORE EXITING THE GULF LATE SUN NIGHT OR EARLY MON MORNING. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD SE ACROSS THE GULF IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. $$ GMZ011-220300- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1000 AM EST SAT NOV 21 2015 .THIS AFTERNOON...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ013-220300- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1000 AM EST SAT NOV 21 2015 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. 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 6 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ GMZ015-220300- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1000 AM EST SAT NOV 21 2015 .THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...S OF 27N...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ017-220300- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1000 AM EST SAT NOV 21 2015 ...GALE WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...W OF 96W...S WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 13 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 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 7 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-220300- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1000 AM EST SAT NOV 21 2015 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...S OF 24N...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .MON...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ021-220300- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1000 AM EST SAT NOV 21 2015 .THIS AFTERNOON...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. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO S LATE. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...SW TO 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...STRAITS OF FLORIDA...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ023-220300- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1000 AM EST SAT NOV 21 2015 ...GALE WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. .SUN...S OF 21N W OF 95W...NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-220300- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1000 AM EST SAT NOV 21 2015 .THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. ELSEWHERE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 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 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER GR