000 FZNT24 KNHC 311457 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1057 AM EDT FRI OCT 31 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. GMZ001-010300- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1057 AM EDT FRI OCT 31 2014 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK COLD FRONT FROM JUST S OF TAMPA BAY TO THE CENTRAL GULF NEAR 24N91W WILL REACH THE SE AND S CENTRAL GULF FRI...MOVING SE OF THE BASIN EARLY SAT. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE N CENTRAL AND NE GULF ON FRI LATE RACING SE OF THE AREA BY SAT NIGHT. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE GULF WATERS WAKE OF THE COLD FRONT THROUGH TUE WITH SE RETURN FLOW SETTING UP ACROSS THE NW GULF WATERS SAT NIGHT SPREADING E ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF BY SUN. THE NEXT COLD FRONT MAY ENTER THE FAR NW PORTION TUE NIGHT. $$ GMZ011-010300- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1057 AM EDT FRI OCT 31 2014 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ GMZ013-010300- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1057 AM EDT FRI OCT 31 2014 .TODAY...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ015-010300- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1057 AM EDT FRI OCT 31 2014 .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT AND GUSTY...BECOMING 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ017-010300- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1057 AM EDT FRI OCT 31 2014 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ019-010300- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1057 AM EDT FRI OCT 31 2014 .TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ021-010300- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1057 AM EDT FRI OCT 31 2014 .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ023-010300- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1057 AM EDT FRI OCT 31 2014 .TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-010300- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1057 AM EDT FRI OCT 31 2014 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING