000 FZNT24 KNHC 150850 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 450 AM EDT WED OCT 15 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. GMZ001-152100- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 450 AM EDT WED OCT 15 2014 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 30N83W TO 25N86W TO 18N93W WILL PUSH SE OF THE BASIN LATE TONIGHT. GALE FORCE WINDS IN THE FAR SW GULF WILL DIMINISH LATER THIS MORNING. HIGH PRES BUILDS IN BEHIND THE FRONT THROUGH FRI NIGHT WITH RAPIDLY DIMINISHING WINDS AND SUBSIDING SEAS. A WEAK AREA OF LOW PRES IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN THE SW GULF OVER THE WEEKEND. $$ GMZ011-152100- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 450 AM EDT WED OCT 15 2014 .TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO S TO SW LATE. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ013-152100- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 450 AM EDT WED OCT 15 2014 .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...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 WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ GMZ015-152100- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 450 AM EDT WED OCT 15 2014 .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 25N. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ017-152100- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 450 AM EDT WED OCT 15 2014 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...E 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 3 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. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-152100- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 450 AM EDT WED OCT 15 2014 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FAR SE PART. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ021-152100- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 450 AM EDT WED OCT 15 2014 .TODAY...E OF FRONT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. W OF FRONT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N TO 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. .SUN...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT. $$ GMZ023-152100- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 450 AM EDT WED OCT 15 2014 ...GALE WARNING S OF 19.5N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 96W... .TODAY...S OF 19.5N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 96W...N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT AFTER SUNRISE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT... SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 10 FT AFTER SUNRISE. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER SUNRISE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS SE HALF. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-152100- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 450 AM EDT WED OCT 15 2014 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 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 WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E TO SE 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 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY