000 FZNT24 KNHC 200853 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 453 AM EDT SUN OCT 20 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. GMZ001-202100- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 453 AM EDT SUN OCT 20 2013 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT REACHING FROM THE BIG BEND REGION OF FLORIDA TO THE FAR SW GULF NEAR 19N95W WILL STALL AND WEAKEN TODAY...BEFORE LIFTING N AND BECOME DIFFUSE MON. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST EARLY TUE...FOLLOWED BY FRESH TO STRONG NORTHERLY FLOW OVER THE FAR WESTERN GULF THROUGH TUE. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM TAMPA FLORIDA TO THE SW GULF BY LATE WED. WINDS WILL APPROACH NEAR GALE FORCE WED AND THU BEHIND THE FRONT OFF THE COAST OF VERACRUZ. A THIRD COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR NE GULF WATERS BY LATE THU. $$ GMZ011-202100- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 453 AM EDT SUN OCT 20 2013 .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-202100- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 453 AM EDT SUN OCT 20 2013 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ015-202100- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 453 AM EDT SUN OCT 20 2013 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N...AND NW TO N LESS THAN 5 KT S OF 27N. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-202100- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 453 AM EDT SUN OCT 20 2013 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ019-202100- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 453 AM EDT SUN OCT 20 2013 .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT N OF 24N N OF 24N...AND NE TO E LESS THAN 5 KT S OF 24N. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ021-202100- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 453 AM EDT SUN OCT 20 2013 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS IN THE EVENING...BECOMING 1 FT OR LESS. .MON...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS...BECOMING 0 TO 1 FT LATE. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. .TUE...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-202100- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 453 AM EDT SUN OCT 20 2013 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT W OF 95W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...S OF 20N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ025-202100- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 453 AM EDT SUN OCT 20 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN