000 FZNT24 KNHC 100847 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 447 AM EDT FRI OCT 10 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. GMZ001-102100- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 447 AM EDT FRI OCT 10 2014 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER THE FAR NE GULF WITH A RIDGE EXTENDING TO THE CENTRAL TEXAS COAST WILL SUPPORT RETURN FLOW ACROSS THE BASIN THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE NW GULF MON...MOVING OFFSHORE MON NIGHT AND QUICKLY EXTENDING FROM MOBILE BAY TO THE SW GULF TUE MORNING...AND THEN FROM NEAR APALACHEE BAY TO 18N94W TUE EVENING. GALE FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE BEHIND THE FRONT IN THE SW GULF TUE INTO TUE NIGHT. $$ GMZ011-102100- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 447 AM EDT FRI OCT 10 2014 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT BEHIND FRONT. .TUE...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. $$ GMZ013-102100- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 447 AM EDT FRI OCT 10 2014 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. .TUE...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT SW AHEAD OF FRONT EARLY. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ015-102100- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 447 AM EDT FRI OCT 10 2014 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT SW AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-102100- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 447 AM EDT FRI OCT 10 2014 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT BEHIND FRONT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ019-102100- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 447 AM EDT FRI OCT 10 2014 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT S 10 TO 15 KT AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT AHEAD OF FRONT. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-102100- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 447 AM EDT FRI OCT 10 2014 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...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...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO NE BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ GMZ023-102100- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 447 AM EDT FRI OCT 10 2014 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE W OF 95W TUE AND TUE NIGHT... .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W...AND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT W OF 95W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...W OF 95W...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. E OF 95W...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. $$ GMZ025-102100- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 447 AM EDT FRI OCT 10 2014 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT BEHIND FRONT. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT W OF FRONT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY