000 FZNT24 KNHC 011458 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1058 AM EDT FRI NOV 1 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. GMZ001-020300- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1058 AM EDT FRI NOV 1 2013 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE SE LOUISIANA COAST TO BROWNSVILLE TEXAS WILL MOVE SE REACHING THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO MEXICAN COAST NEAR 25N97W THIS EVENING...FROM THE SOUTHERN FLORIDA PENINSULA TO THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE SAT EVENING THEN MOVE SE OF BASIN BY EARLY SUN. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE BEHIND THE FRONT WILL BE REINFORCED BY STRONGER HIGH PRESSURE ON SAT PRODUCING STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS W OF 90W SAT THROUGH SUN...WITH GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 22N W OF 96W SAT AND SAT NIGHT. WEAKENING FRONT TO REMAIN QUASI-STATIONARY ACROSS YUCATAN CHANNEL MON AND TUE WITH STRONG HIGH PRESSURE TO THE NE PRODUCING FRESH TO STRONG WINDS GENERALLY E OF 90W. $$ GMZ011-020300- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1058 AM EDT FRI NOV 1 2013 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ013-020300- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1058 AM EDT FRI NOV 1 2013 .THIS AFTERNOON...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E OF 90W...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. W OF 90W...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ015-020300- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1058 AM EDT FRI NOV 1 2013 .THIS AFTERNOON...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N N OF 27N...AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 27N. .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N...AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ017-020300- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1058 AM EDT FRI NOV 1 2013 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-020300- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1058 AM EDT FRI NOV 1 2013 .THIS AFTERNOON...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ021-020300- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1058 AM EDT FRI NOV 1 2013 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SW TO W LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...STRAITS OF FLORIDA...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ023-020300- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1058 AM EDT FRI NOV 1 2013 ...GALE WARNING SAT AND SAT NIGHT... .THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-020300- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1058 AM EDT FRI NOV 1 2013 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER HUFFMAN