000 FZNT24 KNHC 062047 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 347 PM EST WED NOV 6 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. GMZ001-070900- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 347 PM EST WED NOV 6 2013 .SYNOPSIS...PRES GRADIENT ACROSS REGION WILL RELAX TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES INTO NW WATERS. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE MOBILE ALABAMA TO TAMPICO MEXICO THU...FROM SW FLORIDA TO THE SW BAY OF CAMPECHE FRI...FROM FLORIDA STRAITS TO E BAY OF CAMPECHE SAT...THEN STALL AND WEAKEN SUN. GALES ARE EXPECTED BEHIND FRONT NEAR THE COAST OF MEXICO IN THE W CENTRAL AND SW GULF THU AFTERNOON INTO FRI NIGHT. $$ GMZ011-070900- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 347 PM EST WED NOV 6 2013 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ013-070900- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 347 PM EST WED NOV 6 2013 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...E OF 90W...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. W OF 90W...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF 90W...AND 6 TO 9 FT W OF E OF 90W. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF 90W E OF 90W...AND 7 TO 9 FT W OF 90W. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ015-070900- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 347 PM EST WED NOV 6 2013 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...N OF 27N...NE WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE LATE. S OF 27N...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ017-070900- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 347 PM EST WED NOV 6 2013 ...GALE WARNING THU... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...S OF 24N W OF 96W N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...S OF 24N W OF 96W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ019-070900- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 347 PM EST WED NOV 6 2013 .TONIGHT...N OF 24N...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE. S OF 24N...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-070900- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 347 PM EST WED NOV 6 2013 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ023-070900- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 347 PM EST WED NOV 6 2013 ...GALE WARNING THU NIGHT AND FRI... ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FRI NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S OF 20N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT W OF 95W AND 6 TO 9 FT E OF 95W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...S OF 20N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...S OF 20N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...S OF 20N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-070900- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 347 PM EST WED NOV 6 2013 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN/MUNDELL