000 FZNT24 KNHC 130310 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1010 PM EST TUE NOV 12 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. GMZ001-131515- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1010 PM EST TUE NOV 12 2013 .SYNOPSIS...A STRONG COLD FRONT FROM BIG BEND OF FLORIDA TO NORTHERN MEXICO WILL RACE SE ACROSS THE GULF WED AND EXTEND FROM FLORIDA STRAITS TO CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE BY WED EVENING. THE FRONT WILL STALL AND TRANSITION TO A SHEAR LINE ACROSS THE S GULF THU. STRONG TO GALE FORCE NORTHERLY WINDS WITH FREQUENT HIGHER GUSTS AND LARGE BUILDING SEAS ARE EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT. WINDS AND SEAS WILL DIMINISH WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT AS HIGH PRES BEHIND THE FRONT MOVES E. $$ GMZ011-131515- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1010 PM EST TUE NOV 12 2013 ...GALE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 40 KT... BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ013-131515- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1010 PM EST TUE NOV 12 2013 ...GALE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ015-131515- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1010 PM EST TUE NOV 12 2013 ...GALE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N AND 6 TO 9 FT S OF 27N. .FRI...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ017-131515- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1010 PM EST TUE NOV 12 2013 ...GALE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-131515- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1010 PM EST TUE NOV 12 2013 ...GALE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 40 KT... BECOMING NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-131515- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1010 PM EST TUE NOV 12 2013 .OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND 7 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ023-131515- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1010 PM EST TUE NOV 12 2013 ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED THU... .OVERNIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT... BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ... SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ AND 14 TO 17 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ AND 11 TO 16 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-131515- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1010 PM EST TUE NOV 12 2013 ...GALE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. ELSEWHERE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE AND 8 TO 13 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE AND 7 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. ELSEWHERE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER MUNDELL