000 FZNT24 KNHC 220223 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1023 PM EDT TUE OCT 21 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. GMZ001-221430- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1023 PM EDT TUE OCT 21 2014 .SYNOPSIS...1000 MB LOW PRES OVER THE SW GULF NEAR 19.5N93W WILL MOVE SLOWLY E AND INTO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA ON THU...POSSIBLY INTENSIFYING TO A TROPICAL CYCLONE. A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE N WATERS FROM NEAR TAMPA BAY TO S TEXAS WILL MEANDER OVERNIGHT AND WED MORNING THEN SINK S WED AND BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY FROM SW FLORIDA TO THE SW GULF THU...THEN DRIFT S AND REACH FROM SE FLORIDA TO NEAR 24N E OF 90W THU NIGHT THEN MOVE S AND ACROSS THE YUCATAN CHANNEL FRI THROUGH SAT...WHERE IT WILL STALL. LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE FRONT WILL SHIFT E-NE ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA FRI AND FRI NIGHT AND INDUCE VERY ACTIVE WEATHER. $$ GMZ011-221430- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1023 PM EDT TUE OCT 21 2014 .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ013-221430- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1023 PM EDT TUE OCT 21 2014 .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT E OF 90W...AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF 90W. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ015-221430- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1023 PM EDT TUE OCT 21 2014 .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BECOMING 3 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ017-221430- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1023 PM EDT TUE OCT 21 2014 .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N TO NE WINDS W OF 96W. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ019-221430- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1023 PM EDT TUE OCT 21 2014 .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ021-221430- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1023 PM EDT TUE OCT 21 2014 .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA... AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ023-221430- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1023 PM EDT TUE OCT 21 2014 .OVERNIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED...S OF 21N W OF 95W...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ025-221430- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1023 PM EDT TUE OCT 21 2014 .OVERNIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED TSTMS. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 15 TO 25 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF LOW. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND NE 20 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BECOMING 3 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING