000 FZNT24 KNHC 052046 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 346 PM EST TUE FEB 5 2013 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. GMZ001-060900- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 346 PM EST TUE FEB 5 2013 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK LOW PRES SYSTEM DEVELOPING NEAR THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA WILL MOVE TO THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TONIGHT AND DISSIPATE ON WED. THE LOW WILL DRAG A WEAK TROUGH SW ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF TONIGHT WHERE IT WILL STALL. THE TROUGH WILL THEN LIFT N ON THU WITH A NEW LOW PRES SYSTEM DEVELOPING INLAND ALONG THE TROUGH. THIS SECOND LOW WILL MOVE E THU NIGHT AND FRI DRAGGING A WEAK COLD FRONT OFF THE TEXAS COAST THU EVENING INTO FRI MORNING. THIS FRONT WILL MOVE SE OF THE GULF ON FRI NIGHT. FRESH SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP OVER THE NW WATERS SAT AND SUN. $$ GMZ011-060900- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 346 PM EST TUE FEB 5 2013 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 KT...BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ013-060900- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 346 PM EST TUE FEB 5 2013 .TONIGHT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ015-060900- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 346 PM EST TUE FEB 5 2013 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ017-060900- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 346 PM EST TUE FEB 5 2013 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ019-060900- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 346 PM EST TUE FEB 5 2013 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-060900- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 346 PM EST TUE FEB 5 2013 .TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ023-060900- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 346 PM EST TUE FEB 5 2013 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 5 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-060900- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 346 PM EST TUE FEB 5 2013 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE... AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER GR