000 FZNT24 KNHC 021443 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1043 AM EDT WED OCT 2 2013 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. GMZ001-030245- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1043 AM EDT WED OCT 2 2013 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK RIDGE ACROSS NORTHERN GULF SHIFT NE OUT OF ZONES TODAY AHEAD OF ELONGATED N-S TROUGH AND EMBEDDED LOW PRES CENTER MOVING N ACROSS YUCATAN PENINSULA...POSSIBLY AS TROPICAL CYCLONE ...INTO CENTRAL GULF THU THEN SHIFT NE ACROSS NE GULF FRI THROUGH SUN. WHETHER OR NOT THIS LOW PRES CENTER INTENSIFIES...WIND AND SEAS EXPECTED TO INCREASE OVER PORTIONS OF E AND SE GULF LATE TODAY THROUGH THU ACCOMPANIED BY SCATTERED STRONG CONVECTION AND SQUALLS. $$ GMZ011-030245- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1043 AM EDT WED OCT 2 2013 .TODAY...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ013-030245- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1043 AM EDT WED OCT 2 2013 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E OF 90W...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. W OF 90W...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF 90W AND TO 4 FT W OF 90W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...E OF 90W...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. W OF 90W...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ015-030245- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1043 AM EDT WED OCT 2 2013 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ017-030245- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1043 AM EDT WED OCT 2 2013 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ019-030245- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1043 AM EDT WED OCT 2 2013 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ021-030245- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1043 AM EDT WED OCT 2 2013 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO TO 6 FT LATE. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...STRAITS OF FLORIDA...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. ELSEWHERE...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ023-030245- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1043 AM EDT WED OCT 2 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 5 KT LATE. SEAS 1 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ025-030245- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1043 AM EDT WED OCT 2 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 5 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES