000 FZNT24 KNHC 231440 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1040 AM EDT WED OCT 23 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. GMZ001-240245- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1040 AM EDT WED OCT 23 2013 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FRONT FROM NEAR TAMPA BAY FLORIDA TO 25N90W TO 18N95W WILL MERGE WITH A REINFORCING COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM NEAR THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO MEXICO NEAR 23N98W LATER TODAY. THE MERGED FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 24N81W TO 22N90W TO 18N92W BY THU MORNING WHERE IT WILL STALL...MOVING LITTLE THROUGH FRI MORNING. WINDS TO GALE FORCE OFF THE SOUTHERN VERACRUZ COAST WILL PERSIST THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT. HIGH PRES BUILDING OVER THE DEEP SOUTH STATES FRI WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TO STRONG NE TO E WINDS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE GULF INTO SUNDAY AS THE FRONT GRADUALLY WASHES OUT. $$ GMZ011-240245- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1040 AM EDT WED OCT 23 2013 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ013-240245- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1040 AM EDT WED OCT 23 2013 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ015-240245- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1040 AM EDT WED OCT 23 2013 .TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-240245- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1040 AM EDT WED OCT 23 2013 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ GMZ019-240245- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1040 AM EDT WED OCT 23 2013 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ021-240245- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1040 AM EDT WED OCT 23 2013 .TODAY...STRAITS OF FLORIDA...W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. ELSEWHERE...W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...STRAITS OF FLORIDA...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND 3 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...NE 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 5 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ023-240245- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1040 AM EDT WED OCT 23 2013 ...GALE WARNING S OF 21N W OF FRONT... .TODAY...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT S OF 21N W OF FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT S OF 21N W OF FRONT EARLY. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. $$ GMZ025-240245- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1040 AM EDT WED OCT 23 2013 .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 30 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 3 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE...EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 5 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE ...AND 5 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY