000 FZNT24 KNHC 050312 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1012 PM 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. GMZ001-051515- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1012 PM 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 ARE EXPECTED TO SPREAD S ACROSS OFFSHORE MEXICAN WATERS IN THE SW GULF BEHIND FRONT LATE THU. $$ GMZ011-051515- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1012 PM EST MON NOV 4 2013 .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-051515- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1012 PM EST MON NOV 4 2013 .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ015-051515- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1012 PM EST MON NOV 4 2013 .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-051515- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1012 PM EST MON NOV 4 2013 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED... .OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...S OF 23N W OF 96W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-051515- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1012 PM EST MON NOV 4 2013 .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT N OF 24N...AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 24N. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT N OF 24N N OF 24N...AND E 5 TO 10 KT S OF 24N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-051515- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1012 PM EST MON NOV 4 2013 .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-051515- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1012 PM EST MON NOV 4 2013 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED... .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT... SHIFTING TO NW TON LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...S OF 21N W OF 95W NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...N WINDS DIMINISHING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ025-051515- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1012 PM EST MON NOV 4 2013 .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .TUE...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 5 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN