000 FZNT24 KNHC 230844 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 444 AM EDT MON SEP 23 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. GMZ001-232045- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 444 AM EDT MON SEP 23 2013 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM W FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO 1003 MB LOW PRES AT 26N94W WITH COLD FRONT THEN CONTINUING SW TO 18N95W. NORTHERN PORTION OF FRONT DRIFT N AND BECOMES DIFFUSE AS LOW PRES CENTER WEAKEN AND MOVE ALONG BOUNDARY INLAND NEAR MOBILE ALABAMA WED. HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER EASTERN GULF THU EXTENDING NW TO TEXAS COAST THROUGH FRI. $$ GMZ011-232045- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 444 AM EDT MON SEP 23 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ013-232045- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 444 AM EDT MON SEP 23 2013 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ015-232045- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 444 AM EDT MON SEP 23 2013 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ017-232045- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 444 AM EDT MON SEP 23 2013 .TODAY...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ019-232045- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 444 AM EDT MON SEP 23 2013 .TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ021-232045- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 444 AM EDT MON SEP 23 2013 .TODAY...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ023-232045- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 444 AM EDT MON SEP 23 2013 .TODAY...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ AND TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT SHIFTING NE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ025-232045- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 444 AM EDT MON SEP 23 2013 .TODAY...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING SE TO S LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES