000 FZNT24 KNHC 220203 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 903 PM 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. GMZ001-221415- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 903 PM EST SAT NOV 21 2015 .SYNOPSIS...A STRONG COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM SE LOUISIANA TO NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO WILL REACH FROM TAMPA FLORIDA TO THE FAR SW GULF BY EARLY SUN...THEN SWEEP SE OF THE AREA BY EARLY MON. WINDS TO GALE FORCE WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT ALONG THE COAST OF MEXICO THROUGH LATE SUN. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD SE ACROSS THE GULF IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. $$ GMZ011-221415- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 903 PM EST SAT NOV 21 2015 .OVERNIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ013-221415- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 903 PM EST SAT NOV 21 2015 .OVERNIGHT...W OF 90W...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT EARLY IN THE EVENING. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EARLY IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...W OF 90W...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...N TO NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .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. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. $$ GMZ015-221415- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 903 PM EST SAT NOV 21 2015 .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...S OF 27N...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT... BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ017-221415- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 903 PM EST SAT NOV 21 2015 ...GALE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...W OF 96W...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BECOMING 8 TO 13 FT IN N TO NE SWELL LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 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...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ019-221415- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 903 PM EST SAT NOV 21 2015 .OVERNIGHT...S OF 24N...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .MON...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ021-221415- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 903 PM EST SAT NOV 21 2015 .OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EARLY IN THE EVENING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW 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 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 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ023-221415- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 903 PM EST SAT NOV 21 2015 ...GALE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...W OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...S OF 21N W OF 95W...NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-221415- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 903 PM EST SAT NOV 21 2015 .OVERNIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. ELSEWHERE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .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 10 TO 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. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN