000 FZNT24 KNHC 041454 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1054 AM EDT FRI OCT 4 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. GMZ001-050300- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1054 AM EDT FRI OCT 4 2013 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM KAREN AT 25.6N 90.3W 1003 MB AT 11 AM EDT MOVING N-NW AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM WINDS 45 GUST TO 55 KT. KAREN REACH 27.7N 91.0W EARLY SAT...29.8N 88.6W EARLY SUN THEN MOVE INLAND. COLD FRONT OFF SE TEXAS COAST SUN REACH FROM FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO W BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE MON AND BECOME DIFFUSE TUE. $$ GMZ011-050300- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1054 AM EDT FRI OCT 4 2013 .TODAY...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT LATE. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SW TO W 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT LATE. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ013-050300- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1054 AM EDT FRI OCT 4 2013 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TODAY...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. E WINDS 35 TO 40 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT LATE. E OF 90W...SEAS 21 TO 31 FT. W OF 90W...SEAS 19 FT BUILDING TO 24 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E TO SE WINDS 40 TO 45 KT. SEAS 19 TO 29 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND SHOWERS. SCATTERED TSTMS. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SE TO S WINDS 40 TO 45 KT BECOMING SW 45 TO 50 KT LATE. SEAS 24 FT SUBSIDING TO 20 FT LATE. NUMEROUS SQUALLS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E OF 90W...SW WINDS 40 TO 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT. W OF 90W...W TO NW WINDS 45 TO 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT LATE. SCATTERED TSTMS. .SUN...E OF 90W...SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT LATE. W OF 90W...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. E OF 90W...SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT LATE. W OF 90W...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. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ015-050300- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1054 AM EDT FRI OCT 4 2013 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT...N OF 27N...SE TO S 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. S OF 27N...15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT N OF 27N AND TO 7 FT S OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. N OF 27N...S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. S OF 27N...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS TO 14 FT N OF 27N AND TO 7 FT S OF 27N. SCATTERED TSTMS. .SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. N OF 27N...S WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 27N...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT N OF 27N AND TO 5 FT S OF 27N. .MON...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ017-050300- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1054 AM EDT FRI OCT 4 2013 .TODAY...E OF 96W...S WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT LATE. W OF 96W...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT LATE. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-050300- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1054 AM EDT FRI OCT 4 2013 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TODAY...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. N OF 24N...E WINDS 40 TO 45 KT SHIFTING SW LATE. S OF 24N...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 18 TO 24 FT N OF 24N AND TO 11 FT S OF 24N. NUMEROUS SQUALLS. SCATTERED TSTMS. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. N OF 24N...SW TO W WINDS 40 TO 45 KT BECOMING S 30 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT LATE. S OF 24N...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT...N OF 24N...SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT BECOMING S 20 TO 25 KT LATE. S OF 24N...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT N OF 24N AND TO 8 FT S OF 24N. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-050300- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1054 AM EDT FRI OCT 4 2013 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND SE 20 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ023-050300- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1054 AM EDT FRI OCT 4 2013 .TODAY...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ025-050300- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1054 AM EDT FRI OCT 4 2013 .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE AND TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE AND TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE AND TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE AND TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE AND TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES