000 FZNT24 KNHC 150927 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 527 AM EDT THU AUG 15 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. GMZ001-152130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 527 AM EDT THU AUG 15 2013 .SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE IS MOVING WEST NORTHWEST THROUGH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL THIS MORNING. LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE WAVE WILL MOVE NW ACROSS THE YUCATAN PENINSULA LATER TODAY...MOVING OFFSHORE THE YUCATAN PENINSULA NEAR 22N89W EARLY FRI...THEN EXPECTED TO MOVE N ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF WATERS ON FRI NIGHT AND SAT REACHING SOUTHERN LOUISIANA SAT NIGHT...WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION. $$ GMZ011-152130- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 527 AM EDT THU AUG 15 2013 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NW LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING N TO NE LATE. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ013-152130- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 527 AM EDT THU AUG 15 2013 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ015-152130- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 527 AM EDT THU AUG 15 2013 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ017-152130- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 527 AM EDT THU AUG 15 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ019-152130- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 527 AM EDT THU AUG 15 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ021-152130- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 527 AM EDT THU AUG 15 2013 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ023-152130- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 527 AM EDT THU AUG 15 2013 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ025-152130- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 527 AM EDT THU AUG 15 2013 .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN