000 FZNT24 KNHC 032126 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 526 PM EDT THU OCT 3 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. GMZ001-040930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 526 PM EDT THU OCT 3 2013 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM KAREN NEAR 23.3N 85.5W 999 MB AT 5 PM EDT MOVING NNW AT 10 KT. KAREN WILL MOVE TO 24.6N 89.3W TONIGHT...26.2N 89.9W FRI...INTENSIFY TO A HURRICANE NEAR 27.6N 89.8W FRI NIGHT. KAREN WILL WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL STORM NEAR 28.8N 89.3W SAT...BEFORE MAKING LANDFALL SAT NIGHT AND MOVING INLAND TO 32.0N 86.0W SUN. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST IN THE WAKE OF KAREN...REACHING FROM THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE BY MON BEFORE BECOMING DIFFUSE TUE. $$ GMZ011-040930- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 526 PM EDT THU OCT 3 2013 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT...BUILDING TO 7 FT LATE. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ013-040930- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 526 PM EDT THU OCT 3 2013 ...HURRICANE WARNING... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 35 TO 40 KT LATE S OF 28N. E OF 90W... SEAS 10 FT...BUILDING TO 14 FT LATE. W OF 90W...SEAS 5 FT...BUILDING TO 9 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E WINDS 50 TO 55 KT... INCREASING TO 55 TO 60 KT LATE. E OF 90W...SEAS 18 FT...BUILDING TO 23 FT LATE. W OF 90W...SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E WINDS 60 TO 65 KT. SEAS 18 TO 28 FT E OF 90W...AND 14 TO 19 FT W OF 90W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SAT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SW WINDS 60 TO 65 KT. E OF E OF 90W...SEAS 21 FT...SUBSIDING TO 16 FT LATE. W OF E OF 90W...SEAS 13 FT...SUBSIDING TO 10 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E OF 90W...SW TO W WINDS 40 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT...SUBSIDING TO 7 FT LATE. W OF 90W...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ015-040930- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 526 PM EDT THU OCT 3 2013 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N OF 27N...AND 8 TO 13 FT S OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT N OF 27N N OF 27N...AND 6 TO 8 FT S OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. N OF 27N...SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 27N...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. N OF 27N...S WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 27N...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N OF 27N...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W 20 TO 25 KT LATE. S OF 27N...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. S OF 27N...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ017-040930- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 526 PM EDT THU OCT 3 2013 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF 96W...AND 2 TO 4 FT IN W OF 96W. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-040930- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 526 PM EDT THU OCT 3 2013 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. NE WINDS 50 TO 55 KT... BECOMING NE TO E 55 TO 60 KT LATE. N OF 24N...SEAS 15 FT...BUILDING TO 21 FT LATE. S OF 24N...SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. N OF 24N...NE TO E WINDS 55 TO 60 KT...SHIFTING TO SW TO W LATE. S OF 24N...S TO SW WINDS 35 TO 40 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 17 TO 23 FT N OF 24N...AND 8 TO 11 FT S OF 24N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. N OF 24N...SW TO W WINDS 55 TO 60 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 30 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 12 FT...SUBSIDING TO 9 FT LATE. S OF 24N...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-040930- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 526 PM EDT THU OCT 3 2013 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. W OF 85W SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. E OF 85W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY W OF 85W. .FRI...STRAITS OF FLORIDA...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. ELSEWHERE...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND 6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ023-040930- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 526 PM EDT THU OCT 3 2013 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ025-040930- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 526 PM EDT THU OCT 3 2013 .TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...N WINDS 5 KT... SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ELSEWHERE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE... AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .TUE...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN