000 FZNT24 KNHC 081430 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM EST FRI NOV 8 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. GMZ001-090230- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM EST FRI NOV 8 2013 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 28N83W TO 26N86W THEN STATIONARY TO 22N93W TO 18N94W WILL STALL FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE THROUGH THE DAY...GRADUALLY DISSIPATING SAT INTO SUN. WINDS TO GALE FORCE S OF 22N W OF THE FRONT WILL DIMINISH BY LATE TONIGHT. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE GULF TUE. $$ GMZ011-090230- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 930 AM EST FRI NOV 8 2013 .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ013-090230- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 930 AM EST FRI NOV 8 2013 .TODAY...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ015-090230- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 930 AM EST FRI NOV 8 2013 .TODAY...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ017-090230- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 930 AM EST FRI NOV 8 2013 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ019-090230- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 930 AM EST FRI NOV 8 2013 .TODAY...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ021-090230- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 930 AM EST FRI NOV 8 2013 .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-090230- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 930 AM EST FRI NOV 8 2013 ...GALE WARNING S OF 22N W OF FRONT... .TODAY...S OF 22N W OF FRONT...NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...S OF 21N W OF FRONT...NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT... DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT...SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ025-090230- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 930 AM EST FRI NOV 8 2013 .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 5 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 5 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 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. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY