000 FZNT24 KNHC 032103 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 503 PM EDT FRI OCT 3 2014 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. GMZ001-040915- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 503 PM EDT FRI OCT 3 2014 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT MOVING SE ACROSS THE NW GULF EARLY THIS EVENING EXTENDING FROM SW LOUISIANA TO S CENTRAL TEXAS WILL REACH FROM N FLORIDA NEAR 29N82.5W TO UPPER MEXICAN COAST NEAR 25N97.5W SAT MORNING...THEN BEGIN TO STALL ACROSS W PORTIONS FROM 24.5N98W TO SW FLORIDA NEAR NAPLES BY SAT EVENING. THE E PORTION OF THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SE SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN...REACHING FROM STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO 23.5N86W...WHILE W PORTIONS SHIFT N AS WARM FRONT INTO CENTRAL TEXAS. WEAKENING REMNANTS OF THE E PORTION OF THE FRONT WILL DRIFT N ACROSS THE SE GULF MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE. $$ GMZ011-040915- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 503 PM EDT FRI OCT 3 2014 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-040915- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 503 PM EDT FRI OCT 3 2014 .TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ015-040915- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 503 PM EDT FRI OCT 3 2014 .TONIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO W 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N...AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ017-040915- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 503 PM EDT FRI OCT 3 2014 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-040915- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 503 PM EDT FRI OCT 3 2014 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT N OF 24N...AND E 5 TO 10 KT S OF 24N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ021-040915- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 503 PM EDT FRI OCT 3 2014 .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. STRAITS OF FLORIDA...SEAS 2 FT. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 2 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA... AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ023-040915- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 503 PM EDT FRI OCT 3 2014 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-040915- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 503 PM EDT FRI OCT 3 2014 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING