000 FZNT24 KNHC 041445 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 945 AM EST MON NOV 4 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. GMZ001-050245- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 945 AM EST MON NOV 4 2013 .SYNOPSIS...STRENGTHENING HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS EASTERN U.S. WILL INCREASE EASTERLY FLOW ACROSS THE E GULF WATERS TODAY WITH CONDITIONS SPREADING W ACROSS THE N CENTRAL WATERS ON TUE. THE PRES GRADIENT WILL RELAX TUE NIGHT AND WED AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT MOVING INTO THE NW WATERS WED NIGHT. THE COLD FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO W BAY OF CAMPECHE THU...AND FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE FRI. GALES EXPECTED TO SPREAD S ACROSS OFFSHORE MEXICAN WATERS BEHIND FRONT LATE THU THROUGH FRI . $$ GMZ011-050245- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 945 AM EST MON NOV 4 2013 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ013-050245- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 945 AM EST MON NOV 4 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ015-050245- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 945 AM EST MON NOV 4 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-050245- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 945 AM EST MON NOV 4 2013 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED... .TODAY...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ019-050245- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 945 AM EST MON NOV 4 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ021-050245- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 945 AM EST MON NOV 4 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-050245- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 945 AM EST MON NOV 4 2013 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED... .TODAY...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. ELSEWHERE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW LESS THAN 5 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. $$ GMZ025-050245- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 945 AM EST MON NOV 4 2013 .TODAY...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S LATE. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .WED...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER GR