000 FZNT24 KNHC 301425 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1025 AM EDT FRI OCT 30 2015 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. GMZ001-310230- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1025 AM EDT FRI OCT 30 2015 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM NEAR CEDAR KEY FLORIDA TO 28N88W THEN BECOMES A WARM FRONT TO SABINE PASS TEXAS. THE COLD FRONT PORTION WILL MOVE E OF THE AREA TONIGHT AS THE WARM FRONT MOVES N OF THE AREA. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW WATERS LATE SAT MORNING AND SLOWLY SHIFT E THROUGH SUN. FRESH TO STRONG SE RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE TO NEAR GALE FORCE ACROSS THE NW GULF TONIGHT AND SAT AHEAD OF THE FRONT. GALE FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE SW GULF LATE SUN BEHIND THE FRONT. THE FRONT WILL STALL FROM THE NE GULF TO THE CENTRAL GULF BY MON MORNING AND DISSIPATE THROUGH MON NIGHT. THE REMNANTS OF THE FRONT WILL DRIFT TO THE W THROUGH TUE...WITH RETURN FLOW DOMINATING THE BASIN BY TUE NIGHT. $$ GMZ011-310230- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1025 AM EDT FRI OCT 30 2015 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .SAT...S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ013-310230- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1025 AM EDT FRI OCT 30 2015 .THIS AFTERNOON...W OF 90W...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. ELSEWHERE... NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT W OF 90W...AND 2 FT OR LESS ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. W OF 90W...SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT W OF 90W...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ015-310230- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1025 AM EDT FRI OCT 30 2015 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. $$ GMZ017-310230- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1025 AM EDT FRI OCT 30 2015 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .SAT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. $$ GMZ019-310230- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1025 AM EDT FRI OCT 30 2015 .THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ021-310230- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1025 AM EDT FRI OCT 30 2015 .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ023-310230- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1025 AM EDT FRI OCT 30 2015 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...EXCEPT 25 TO 35 KT S OF 20N W OF 95W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S OF 20N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ025-310230- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1025 AM EDT FRI OCT 30 2015 .THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER