000 FZNT24 KNHC 040323 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1123 PM EDT THU OCT 3 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. GMZ001-041530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1123 PM EDT THU OCT 3 2013 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM KAREN NEAR 24.2N 89.0W 999 MB AT 11 PM EDT MOVING NNW AT 9 KT. KAREN WILL MOVE TO 25.5N 89.7W FRI MORNING...26.9N 90.0W FRI NIGHT...28.0N 90.0W SAT MORNING...29.2N 89.0W SAT NIGHT...AND MOVE INLAND EARLY SUN. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST IN THE WAKE OF KAREN...REACHING FROM THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE BY MON BEFORE BECOMING DIFFUSE TUE. $$ GMZ011-041530- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1123 PM EDT THU OCT 3 2013 .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT...BUILDING TO 10 FT LATE. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ013-041530- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1123 PM EDT THU OCT 3 2013 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... INCREASING TO 35 TO 40 KT LATE. E OF 90W...SEAS 10 FT...BUILDING TO 17 FT LATE. W OF 90W...SEAS 5 FT... BUILDING TO 11 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E WINDS 50 TO 55 KT... INCREASING TO 55 TO 60 KT LATE. E OF 90W...SEAS 25 FT...BUILDING TO 29 FT LATE. W OF 90W...SEAS 19 FT...BUILDING TO 25 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E WINDS 55 TO 60 KT. SEAS 24 TO 34 FT E OF 90W...AND 20 TO 30 FT W OF 90W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SE TO S WINDS 55 TO 60 KT...SHIFTING TO SW TO W LATE. E OF 90W...SEAS 24 FT... SUBSIDING TO 19 FT LATE. W OF 90W...SEAS 20 FT...SUBSIDING TO 14 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E OF 90W...SW WINDS 40 TO 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT...SUBSIDING TO 9 FT LATE. W OF 90W...W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ015-041530- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1123 PM EDT THU OCT 3 2013 .OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT N OF 27N AND 8 TO 11 FT S OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT N OF 27N AND 6 TO 8 FT S OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT N OF 27N...AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. N OF 27N...S WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. S OF 27N...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SUN NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ017-041530- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1123 PM EDT THU OCT 3 2013 .OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S 5 TO 10 KT LATE. E OF 96W...SEAS 7 FT...BUILDING TO 10 FT LATE. W OF 96W...SEAS 2 FT...BUILDING TO 6 FT LATE. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-041530- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1123 PM EDT THU OCT 3 2013 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. NE WINDS 50 TO 55 KT. N OF 24N...SEAS 21 FT...BUILDING TO 28 FT LATE. S OF 24N...SEAS 16 TO 21 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. N OF 24N...NE TO E WINDS 50 TO 55 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 55 TO 60 KT LATE. S OF 24N...S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 22 TO 32 FT N OF 24N AND 10 TO 15 FT S OF 24N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. N OF 24N...SW TO W WINDS 55 TO 60 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 30 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 17 FT...SUBSIDING TO 12 FT LATE. S OF 24N...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-041530- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1123 PM EDT THU OCT 3 2013 .OVERNIGHT...STRAITS OF FLORIDA...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE...SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...STRAITS OF FLORIDA...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. ELSEWHERE...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND 6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ023-041530- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1123 PM EDT THU OCT 3 2013 .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ025-041530- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1123 PM EDT THU OCT 3 2013 .OVERNIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. $$ FORECASTER MUNDELL