000 FZNT24 KNHC 130843 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 343 AM EST WED NOV 13 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. GMZ001-132045- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 343 AM EST WED NOV 13 2013 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA NEAR 27N82W TO JUST S OF TAMPICO MEXICO WILL RACE SE ACROSS THE GULF TODAY AND EXTEND ACROSS THE YUCATAN CHANNEL AND THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE THIS EVENING...THEN STALL ACROSS THE SAME AREA BY THU MORNING. THE FRONT WILL MOVE NWD AND GRADUALLY WEAKEN AS A WEAK LOW PRES DEVELOPS ON THE SOUTHERN END OF THE FRONT OVER THE BAY OF CAMPECHE BY THU EVENING. STRONG TO GALE FORCE NORTHERLY WINDS WITH FREQUENT HIGHER GUSTS AND LARGE BUILDING SEAS ARE EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT. WINDS AND SEAS WILL DIMINISH THU THROUGH SAT AS HIGH PRES BEHIND THE FRONT MOVES E. $$ GMZ011-132045- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 343 AM EST WED NOV 13 2013 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-132045- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 343 AM EST WED NOV 13 2013 .TODAY...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ015-132045- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 343 AM EST WED NOV 13 2013 .TODAY...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT N OF 27N...AND 6 TO 9 FT S OF 27N. .FRI...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-132045- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 343 AM EST WED NOV 13 2013 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-132045- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 343 AM EST WED NOV 13 2013 .TODAY...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-132045- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 343 AM EST WED NOV 13 2013 .TODAY...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND 7 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ023-132045- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 343 AM EST WED NOV 13 2013 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 12 TO 15 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 13 TO 17 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 10 TO 15 FT ELSEWHERE SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ... AND 8 TO 11 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-132045- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 343 AM EST WED NOV 13 2013 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 8 TO 11 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 7 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...W WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING S TO SW LATE. ELSEWHERE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER GR