000 FZNT24 KNHC 151429 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1029 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. GMZ001-160230- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1029 AM EDT WED OCT 15 2014 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 27N82W TO 23N88W THEN IS STATIONARY TO 18N92W. WINDS TO GALE FORCE LAST NIGHT ALONG THE COAST OF VERACRUZ BEHIND THE FRONT HAVE DIMINISHED BELOW GALE FORCE THIS MORNING. THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE SE GULF LATE TONIGHT. HIGH PRES BUILDS IN BEHIND THE FRONT THROUGH FRI NIGHT WITH RAPIDLY DIMINISHING WINDS AND SUBSIDING SEAS ACROSS THE BASIN. A WEAK AREA OF LOW PRES IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN THE SW GULF OVER THE WEEKEND. $$ GMZ011-160230- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1029 AM EDT WED OCT 15 2014 .THIS AFTERNOON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO S TO SW LATE. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ013-160230- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1029 AM EDT WED OCT 15 2014 .THIS AFTERNOON...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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. .SUN...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ GMZ015-160230- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1029 AM EDT WED OCT 15 2014 .THIS AFTERNOON...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ017-160230- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1029 AM EDT WED OCT 15 2014 .THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E TO SE 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 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-160230- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1029 AM EDT WED OCT 15 2014 .THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ021-160230- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1029 AM EDT WED OCT 15 2014 .THIS AFTERNOON...STRAITS OF FLORIDA...SW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT... SHIFTING TO NW LATE. ELSEWHERE...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .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...SHIFTING TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT. $$ GMZ023-160230- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1029 AM EDT WED OCT 15 2014 .THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 21N N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 21N N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-160230- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1029 AM EDT WED OCT 15 2014 .THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 21N W OF 93W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 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 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 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 CHRISTENSEN