000 FZNT24 KNHC 251434 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1034 AM EDT FRI OCT 25 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. GMZ001-260245- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1034 AM EDT FRI OCT 25 2013 .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT FROM WESTERN CUBA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL GRADUALLY BECOME DIFFUSE THROUGH SAT. HIGH PRES BUILDING ACROSS THE REGION WILL MAINTAIN A BELT OF FRESH TO STRONG NE TO E WINDS IN THE S CENTRAL AND SW GULF THROUGH LATE SAT...DIMINISHING SUN INTO MON AS THE HIGH SHIFTS NE. REINFORCING HIGH PRES OVER THE SE UNITED STATES MON INTO TUE WILL ALLOW FRESH SE WINDS INTO THE TEXAS COAST AND FRESH NE TO E WINDS OVER THE SE AND S CENTRAL GULF. $$ GMZ011-260245- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1034 AM EDT FRI OCT 25 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ GMZ013-260245- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1034 AM EDT FRI OCT 25 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ015-260245- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1034 AM EDT FRI OCT 25 2013 .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 27N...AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ017-260245- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1034 AM EDT FRI OCT 25 2013 .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT E OF 96W...AND 5 TO 7 FT W OF 96W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS SE PART. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ019-260245- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1034 AM EDT FRI OCT 25 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS SE HALF. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ021-260245- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1034 AM EDT FRI OCT 25 2013 .TODAY...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ023-260245- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1034 AM EDT FRI OCT 25 2013 .TODAY...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 7 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 7 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-260245- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1034 AM EDT FRI OCT 25 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 5 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 5 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 5 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 4 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY