000 FZNT24 KNHC 140802 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 402 AM EDT TUE OCT 14 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. GMZ001-142015- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 402 AM EDT TUE OCT 14 2014 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 30N89W TO 26N93W TO 22N98W WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN AS IT REACHES FROM NEAR APALACHEE BAY TO THE SW GULF NEAR 18N93W THIS EVENING...MOVING SE-S OF THE BASIN WED NIGHT. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO GALE FORCE ALONG THE COAST OF VERACRUZ THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH PRES BUILDS IN BEHIND THE FRONT THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT WITH RAPIDLY DIMINISHING WINDS AND SEAS. $$ GMZ011-142015- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 402 AM EDT TUE OCT 14 2014 .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .WED...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ GMZ013-142015- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 402 AM EDT TUE OCT 14 2014 .TODAY...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT W TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E LATE. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ015-142015- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 402 AM EDT TUE OCT 14 2014 .TODAY...N OF 27N...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WINDS SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT AHEAD OF FRONT...AND NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ017-142015- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 402 AM EDT TUE OCT 14 2014 .TODAY...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS EARLY. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO 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...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ019-142015- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 402 AM EDT TUE OCT 14 2014 .TODAY...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ GMZ021-142015- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 402 AM EDT TUE OCT 14 2014 .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .WED...STRAITS OF FLORIDA...NW TO N WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. ELSEWHERE...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NW SWELL. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ GMZ023-142015- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 402 AM EDT TUE OCT 14 2014 ...GALE WARNING S OF 21N W OF 95W... .TODAY...S OF 21N W OF 95W...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT... INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 30 KT S OF 20N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 11 FT S OF 20N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ025-142015- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 402 AM EDT TUE OCT 14 2014 .TODAY...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. ELSEWHERE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY