000 FZNT24 KNHC 052131 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 431 PM EST TUE NOV 5 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. GMZ001-060945- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 431 PM EST TUE NOV 5 2013 .SYNOPSIS...STRENGTHENING HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS EASTERN U.S. WILL PRODUCE STRONG EASTERLY FLOW ACROSS MUCH OF E GULF WATERS. THE PRES GRADIENT WILL RELAX TONIGHT 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 THUIN THE EVENING AND INTO W BAY OF CAMPECHE THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI . $$ GMZ011-060945- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 431 PM EST TUE NOV 5 2013 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-060945- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 431 PM EST TUE NOV 5 2013 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...E OF 90W...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. W OF 90W...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF 90W...AND 6 TO 8 FT W OF 90W. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF 90W...AND 7 TO 9 FT W OF 90W. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ015-060945- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 431 PM EST TUE NOV 5 2013 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ017-060945- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 431 PM EST TUE NOV 5 2013 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED... .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...S OF 23N W OF 96W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...S OF 24N W OF 96W NW TO N WINDS 3O TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-060945- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 431 PM EST TUE NOV 5 2013 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...N OF 24N...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. S OF 24N...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-060945- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 431 PM EST TUE NOV 5 2013 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ023-060945- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 431 PM EST TUE NOV 5 2013 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED... .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...NW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE... N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...W OF 96W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. E OF 96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI...S OF 21N W OF 96W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-060945- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 431 PM EST TUE NOV 5 2013 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW 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 WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...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. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN