000 FZNT24 KNHC 111417 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1017 AM EDT SAT OCT 11 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. GMZ001-120230- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1017 AM EDT SAT OCT 11 2014 .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE AXIS EXTENDING FROM NEAR APALACHEE BAY TO GALVESTON TEXAS WILL MAINTAIN RETURN FLOW ACROSS THE BASIN THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE NW GULF MON...MOVING OFFSHORE MON NIGHT AND QUICKLY EXTENDING FROM FORT WALTON BEACH FLORIDA TO TUXPAN MEXICO TUE...AND THEN FROM NEAR SARASOTA FLORIDA TO THE NW TIP OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA WED. GALE FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE BEHIND THE FRONT IN THE SW GULF TUE LATE INTO TUE NIGHT. $$ GMZ011-120230- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1017 AM EDT SAT OCT 11 2014 .TODAY...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ013-120230- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1017 AM EDT SAT OCT 11 2014 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ015-120230- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1017 AM EDT SAT OCT 11 2014 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO SW TO W LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ017-120230- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1017 AM EDT SAT OCT 11 2014 .TODAY...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 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 2 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ019-120230- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1017 AM EDT SAT OCT 11 2014 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ021-120230- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1017 AM EDT SAT OCT 11 2014 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ023-120230- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1017 AM EDT SAT OCT 11 2014 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE W OF 95W TUE AND TUE NIGHT... .TODAY...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W OF 95W...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT LATE. E OF 95W... N TO NE WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .TUE NIGHT...S OF 21N W OF 95W...N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .WED...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-120230- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1017 AM EDT SAT OCT 11 2014 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER HUFFMAN