000 FZNT24 KNHC 230225 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1025 PM 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. GMZ001-231500- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1025 PM EDT TUE OCT 22 2013 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO TAMPICO MEXICO WILL OVERTAKE A WEAK STATIONARY FRONT ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF LATER TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM FORT MYERS FLORIDA TO THE WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE WED...FROM THE FLORIDA KEYS TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE WED NIGHT...THEN BECOME STATIONARY FROM THE FLORIDA STRAITS TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE THU. STRONG N WINDS N OF THE FRONT IN THE SW GULF WILL REACH GALE FORCE NEAR THE COAST OF VERACRUZ WED. REINFORCING HIGH PRES OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN U.S. WILL INCREASE EASTERLY WINDS ACROSS THE GULF FRI AND SAT. $$ GMZ011-231500- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1025 PM EDT TUE OCT 22 2013 .OVERNIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ013-231500- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1025 PM EDT TUE OCT 22 2013 .OVERNIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ015-231500- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1025 PM EDT TUE OCT 22 2013 .OVERNIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ017-231500- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1025 PM EDT TUE OCT 22 2013 .OVERNIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ019-231500- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1025 PM EDT TUE OCT 22 2013 .OVERNIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ021-231500- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1025 PM EDT TUE OCT 22 2013 .OVERNIGHT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED...STRAITS OF FLORIDA...W WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. ELSEWHERE... NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...STRAITS OF FLORIDA...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT... BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ023-231500- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1025 PM EDT TUE OCT 22 2013 ...GALE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ025-231500- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1025 PM EDT TUE OCT 22 2013 .OVERNIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER MUNDELL