000 FZNT24 KNHC 050821 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 321 AM 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. GMZ001-052030- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 321 AM 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 INTO THE CENTRAL GULF WATERS TONIGHT WHERE IT WILL STALL...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 COLD FRONT OFF THE TEXAS COAST THU EVENING...WITH THE FRONT MOVING SE OF THE GULF ON FRI NIGHT. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP EARLY SAT OVER THE NW WATERS AND INCREASE SAT NIGHT. $$ GMZ011-052030- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 321 AM EST TUE FEB 5 2013 .TODAY...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT...BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ013-052030- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 321 AM EST TUE FEB 5 2013 .TODAY...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...E OF 90W...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. W OF 90W...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ015-052030- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 321 AM EST TUE FEB 5 2013 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ017-052030- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 321 AM EST TUE FEB 5 2013 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 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 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT THU NIGHT. 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 3 FT. $$ GMZ019-052030- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 321 AM EST TUE FEB 5 2013 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ021-052030- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 321 AM EST TUE FEB 5 2013 .TODAY...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...INCREASING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. 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 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ023-052030- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 321 AM EST TUE FEB 5 2013 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ025-052030- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 321 AM EST TUE FEB 5 2013 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .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...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON