000 FZNT24 KNHC 220854 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 454 AM EDT TUE OCT 22 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. GMZ001-222100- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 454 AM EDT TUE OCT 22 2013 .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT FROM TAMPA FLORIDA TO 23N95W WILL BECOME DIFFUSE AHEAD OF A STRONGER COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE TEXAS COAST THIS MORNING. THE COLD FRONT WILL REACH FROM TAMPA TO 23N93W TO 18N95W LATE TODAY. STRONG NORTHERLY FLOW WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT OVER THE WESTERN GULF...REACHING GALE FORCE WINDS OVER THE COAST OF VERACRUZ IN THE FAR SW GULF WATERS. THE FRONT WILL STALL FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO 18N95W BY LATE THU. REINFORCING HIGH PRES OVER THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY WILL ALLOW NE WINDS TO INCREASE ACROSS THE GULF FRI INTO SAT. $$ GMZ011-222100- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 454 AM EDT TUE OCT 22 2013 .TODAY...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ013-222100- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 454 AM EDT TUE OCT 22 2013 .TODAY...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT E OF 90W...AND 3 TO 5 FT IN W OF 90W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ015-222100- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 454 AM EDT TUE OCT 22 2013 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING W LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...N OF 27N...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. S OF 27N...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-222100- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 454 AM EDT TUE OCT 22 2013 .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF 96W E OF 96W...AND 7 TO 10 FT W OF 96W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ019-222100- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 454 AM EDT TUE OCT 22 2013 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ GMZ021-222100- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 454 AM EDT TUE OCT 22 2013 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT... SHIFTING TO N LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...STRAITS OF FLORIDA...NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. ELSEWHERE...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ023-222100- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 454 AM EDT TUE OCT 22 2013 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...S OF 20N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ025-222100- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 454 AM EDT TUE OCT 22 2013 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 2 TO 4 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN