000 FZNT24 KNHC 192051 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 451 PM EDT SAT OCT 19 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. GMZ001-200900- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 451 PM EDT SAT OCT 19 2013 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND REGION SW TO THE MEXICAN COAST JUST S OF TAMPICO LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND HAS BEGUN TO SHIFT SLOWLY SE. THE FRONT IS BEING REINFORCED BY A SECOND FRONT THAT HAS MOVED OFF THE TEXAS COAST TODAY AND EXTENDED FROM SE LOUISIANA TO NEAR 25N98W LATE THIS AFTERNOON... AND WILL SHIFT SE AND GRADUALLY MERGE WITH LEADING FRONT BY SUN EVENING...REACHING FROM NEAR TARPON SPRINGS FLORIDA TO BROWNSVILLE TEXAS BEFORE STALLING AND WEAKENING THERE INTO MON. A THIRD COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF WATERS TUE AND SHIFT SE...REACHING FROM SW FLORIDA TO 21N95W TO 18N94W BY LATE WED. STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS WILL FOLLOW THIS THIRD FRONT IN THE FAR SW GULF WED. $$ GMZ011-200900- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 451 PM EDT SAT OCT 19 2013 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ013-200900- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 451 PM EDT SAT OCT 19 2013 .TONIGHT...E OF 90W...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. W OF 90W...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT E OF 90W...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 90W. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ015-200900- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 451 PM EDT SAT OCT 19 2013 .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N...AND NE LESS THAN 5 KT S OF 27N. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .TUE...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .WED...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-200900- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 451 PM EDT SAT OCT 19 2013 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ019-200900- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 451 PM EDT SAT OCT 19 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 24N...AND 1 TO 2 FT S OF 24N. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SUN...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ021-200900- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 451 PM EDT SAT OCT 19 2013 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 5 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-200900- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 451 PM EDT SAT OCT 19 2013 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED LATE WED... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ GMZ025-200900- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 451 PM EDT SAT OCT 19 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING