000 FZNT24 KNHC 141355 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 955 AM EDT TUE OCT 14 2014 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. GMZ001-150200- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 955 AM EDT TUE OCT 14 2014 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 30N87W TO 24N92W TO 22N95W TO 19N96W WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN AS IT REACHES FROM NEAR APALACHEE BAY TO THE SW GULF NEAR 19N93W TONIGHT...MOVING SE-S OF THE BASIN WED EVENING INTO WED NIGHT. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO GALE FORCE ALONG THE COAST OF VERACRUZ TODAY. HIGH PRES BUILDS IN BEHIND THE FRONT WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT WITH RAPIDLY DIMINISHING WINDS AND SUBSIDING SEAS. AS HIGH PRES SHIFTS EAST... MODERATE RETURN FLOW ESTABLISHES W OF 90W FRI. $$ GMZ011-150200- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 955 AM EDT TUE OCT 14 2014 .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BECOMING 2 FT LATE. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ013-150200- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 955 AM EDT TUE OCT 14 2014 .TODAY...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E LATE. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ GMZ015-150200- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 955 AM EDT TUE OCT 14 2014 .TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N... AND S 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ017-150200- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 955 AM EDT TUE OCT 14 2014 .TODAY...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ019-150200- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 955 AM EDT TUE OCT 14 2014 .TODAY...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ021-150200- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 955 AM EDT TUE OCT 14 2014 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E LATE. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...STRAITS OF FLORIDA...NW TO N WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. ELSEWHERE...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ GMZ023-150200- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 955 AM EDT TUE OCT 14 2014 ...GALE WARNING S OF 21N W OF 95W... .TODAY...S OF 21N W OF 95W...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DECREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-150200- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 955 AM EDT TUE OCT 14 2014 .TODAY...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE LATE. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. ELSEWHERE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ FORECASTER HUFFMAN