000 FZNT24 KNHC 131527 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1027 AM EST WED NOV 13 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. GMZ001-140330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1027 AM EST WED NOV 13 2013 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA NEAR LAKE OKEECHOBEE TO JUST S OF VERA CRUZ MEXICO WILL RACE SE ACROSS THE GULF TODAY AND STALL FROM NW CUBA ACROSS THE N YUCATAN CHANNEL TO CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE THIS EVENING...THEN BEGIN TO DRIFT N ACROSS SE AND S CENTRAL PORTIONS THU AND FRI. GALE FORCE WINDS AND FREQUENT GALE FORCE GUSTS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS CENTRAL AND SW PORTIONS NW OF FRONT THROUGH TONIGHT THEN SHIFT INTO SW BAY OF CAMPECHE THU BEFORE ENDING THU EVENING. A TROUGH OR WEAK LOW PRES EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ON THE SOUTHERN END OF THE FRONT OVER THE BAY OF CAMPECHE THU TO MAINTAIN FRESH NORTHERLY FLOW SW PORTIONS. WINDS AND SEAS WILL DIMINISH LATE THU THROUGH SAT AS HIGH PRES BEHIND THE FRONT MOVES E. $$ GMZ011-140330- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1027 AM EST WED NOV 13 2013 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 25 KT...BECOMING NE LATE. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-140330- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1027 AM EST WED NOV 13 2013 .TODAY...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 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 WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ015-140330- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1027 AM EST WED NOV 13 2013 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT... SHIFTING TO NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT N OF 27N...AND 6 TO 9 FT S OF 27N. .FRI...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-140330- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1027 AM EST WED NOV 13 2013 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 40 KT... DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT...SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 13 FT LATE. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-140330- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1027 AM EST WED NOV 13 2013 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 40 KT... SHIFTING TO NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-140330- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1027 AM EST WED NOV 13 2013 .TODAY...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. STRAITS OF FLORIDA... SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND 10 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ023-140330- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1027 AM EST WED NOV 13 2013 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 40 KT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 12 TO 14 FT...BUILDING TO 15 TO 16 FT LATE. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 14 TO 18 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-140330- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1027 AM EST WED NOV 13 2013 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE... SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT LATE. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 9 TO 14 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 3 TO 5 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...NW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO S TO SW LATE. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 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 TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING