000 FZNT24 KNHC 192108 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 408 PM EST SAT NOV 19 2016 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. GMZ001-200915- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 408 PM EST SAT NOV 19 2016 .SYNOPSIS...A STRONG COLD FRONT CURRENTLY OVER THE NW GULF FROM THE FL BIG BEND TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA STRAITS TO THE SW GULF SUN MORNING. STRONG NE WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS ARE EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT THROUGH SUN. GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED S OF 25N W OF 95W WITHIN 90 NM OF THE MEXICAN COAST THIS EVENING...WITH GALES PERSISTING S OF 22N NEAR VERACRUZ UNTIL AROUND MIDDAY SUN. $$ GMZ011-200915- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 408 PM EST SAT NOV 19 2016 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .WED...S WINDS 15 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ GMZ013-200915- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 408 PM EST SAT NOV 19 2016 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ015-200915- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 408 PM EST SAT NOV 19 2016 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ017-200915- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 408 PM EST SAT NOV 19 2016 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...S OF 25N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ019-200915- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 408 PM EST SAT NOV 19 2016 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-200915- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 408 PM EST SAT NOV 19 2016 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ023-200915- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 408 PM EST SAT NOV 19 2016 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W...AND N TO NE 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 8 TO 17 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W...AND N 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...S OF 21N W OF 95W...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-200915- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 408 PM EST SAT NOV 19 2016 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER MCELROY