000 FZNT24 KNHC 022114 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 514 PM 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. GMZ001-030915- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 514 PM EDT WED OCT 2 2013 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK RIDGE ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF SHIFT N THROUGH TONIGHT AHEAD A LOW PRES CENTER MOVING N ACROSS YUCATAN PENINSULA...POSSIBLY AS A TROPICAL CYCLONE. THE LOW PRES WILL MOVE INTO CENTRAL GULF THU THEN SHIFT NE ACROSS NE GULF FRI THROUGH SUN. WHETHER OR NOT THIS LOW PRES CENTER INTENSIFIES...WINDS AND SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE OVER PORTIONS OF THE EASTERN GULF TONIGHT THROUGH THU ACCOMPANIED BY SCATTERED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS AND SQUALLS. $$ GMZ011-030915- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 514 PM EDT WED OCT 2 2013 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S TO S LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...S WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ013-030915- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 514 PM EDT WED OCT 2 2013 .TONIGHT...E OF 90W...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. W OF 90W...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E OF 90W...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. W OF 90W...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF 90W...AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF 90W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...E OF 90W...E TO SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. W OF 90W...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI...E OF 90W...E TO SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. W OF 90W...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...E OF 90W...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. W OF 90W...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ015-030915- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 514 PM EDT WED OCT 2 2013 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU...S OF 28N W OF 85W SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS BECOMING NUMEROUS WITH SQUALLS. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS WITH SQUALLS. .FRI...W OF 85W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS WITH SQUALLS. .FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N...SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 27N...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ017-030915- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 514 PM EDT WED OCT 2 2013 .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 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 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. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ019-030915- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 514 PM EDT WED OCT 2 2013 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...N OF 22N E OF 89W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS LATE. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF 24N N OF 24N...AND W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT S OF 24N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI...N OF 24N...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. S OF 24N...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...N OF 24N...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. S OF 24N...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ021-030915- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 514 PM EDT WED OCT 2 2013 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU...W OF 85W SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...N OF 24N W OF 85W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA... AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ023-030915- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 514 PM EDT WED OCT 2 2013 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E LATE. SEAS 1 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 5 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ025-030915- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 514 PM EDT WED OCT 2 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 5 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 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. .MON...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN