000 FZNT24 KNHC 101431 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1031 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. GMZ001-110245- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1031 AM EDT FRI OCT 10 2014 .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE AXIS EXTENDS FROM THE NE GULF TO THE CENTRAL TEXAS COAST THAT WILL PROMOTE RETURN FLOW ACROSS THE BASIN THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE NW GULF MON...MOVE OFFSHORE MON NIGHT AND QUICKLY EXTEND FROM MOBILE BAY TO THE SW GULF TUE...AND THEN FROM NEAR APALACHEE BAY TO 18N94W TUE. GALE FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE BEHIND THE FRONT IN THE SW GULF TUE INTO TUE NIGHT. $$ GMZ011-110245- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1031 AM EDT FRI OCT 10 2014 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. $$ GMZ013-110245- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1031 AM EDT FRI OCT 10 2014 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 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. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ015-110245- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1031 AM EDT FRI OCT 10 2014 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NW LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ017-110245- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1031 AM EDT FRI OCT 10 2014 .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 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...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 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ019-110245- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1031 AM EDT FRI OCT 10 2014 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-110245- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1031 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 LATE. SEAS 2 FT. $$ GMZ023-110245- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1031 AM EDT FRI OCT 10 2014 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE W OF 95W TUE AND TUE NIGHT... .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W...AND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT W OF 95W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...W OF 95W...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF 95W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ025-110245- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1031 AM EDT FRI OCT 10 2014 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .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 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER HUFFMAN