000 FZNT24 KNHC 130158 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 958 PM EDT SUN OCT 12 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. GMZ001-131400- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 958 PM EDT SUN OCT 12 2014 .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE FROM THE NE GULF TO BROWNSVILLE TEXAS WILL MAINTAIN RETURN FLOW ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT AS A STATIONARY FRONT REMAINS ALONG AND NEAR THE TEXAS COASTLINE. RETURN FLOW IN IN INCREASES IN THE NW GULF TONIGHT AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT WHICH WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE MON AFTERNOON OR EVENING...AND QUICKLY REACH FROM THE ALABAMA/FLORIDA BORDER TO NEAR VERACRUZ MEXICO EARLY TUE MORNING...THEN GRADUALLY WEAKEN FROM NEAR FORT MYERS FLORIDA TO THE N CENTRAL YUCATAN PENINSULA WED...AND CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AS IT EXITS TO THE SE OF THE AREA THROUGH THU. GALE FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE BEHIND THE FRONT NEAR THE COAST OF VERACRUZ TUE LATE AND TUE NIGHT. $$ GMZ011-131400- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 958 PM EDT SUN OCT 12 2014 .OVERNIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .MON...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TUE...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ GMZ013-131400- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 958 PM EDT SUN OCT 12 2014 .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ015-131400- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 958 PM EDT SUN OCT 12 2014 .OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ GMZ017-131400- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 958 PM EDT SUN OCT 12 2014 .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PART EARLY. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT. $$ GMZ019-131400- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 958 PM EDT SUN OCT 12 2014 .OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ021-131400- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 958 PM EDT SUN OCT 12 2014 .OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ GMZ023-131400- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 958 PM EDT SUN OCT 12 2014 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE S OF 21N W OF 95W TUE AND TUE NIGHT... .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E LATE. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...S OF 21N W OF 95W...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FAR N PART EARLY. .TUE NIGHT...S OF 21N W OF 95W...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W EARLY DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ025-131400- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 958 PM EDT SUN OCT 12 2014 .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TUE...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE