000 FZNT24 KNHC 020226 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1026 PM 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. GMZ001-021430- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1026 PM EDT FRI NOV 1 2013 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NE MEXICO NEAR 25N97W WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO JUST N OF TAMPICO MEXICO LATE TONIGHT...FROM SOUTH FLORIDA 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 TO GALE FORCE NORTHERLY WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS TO AROUND 12 FT W OF 90W SAT THROUGH SUN MORNING. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD BEHIND THE FRONT PRODUCING FRESH TO STRONG WINDS GENERALLY E OF 90W. $$ GMZ011-021430- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1026 PM EDT FRI NOV 1 2013 .OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ013-021430- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1026 PM EDT FRI NOV 1 2013 .OVERNIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT E OF 90W...AND 5 TO 7 FT W OF 90W. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E 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 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ015-021430- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1026 PM EDT FRI NOV 1 2013 .OVERNIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N...AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ017-021430- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1026 PM EDT FRI NOV 1 2013 .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E 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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ019-021430- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1026 PM EDT FRI NOV 1 2013 .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ021-021430- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1026 PM EDT FRI NOV 1 2013 .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...STRAITS OF FLORIDA...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ023-021430- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1026 PM EDT FRI NOV 1 2013 ...GALE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-021430- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1026 PM EDT FRI NOV 1 2013 .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 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...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .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. .WED...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER GR