000 FZNT24 KNHC 051413 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 913 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. GMZ001-060215- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 913 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 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. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP EARLY SAT OVER THE NW WATERS ...AND INCREASE DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. $$ GMZ011-060215- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 913 AM EST TUE FEB 5 2013 .TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 KT...BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ013-060215- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 913 AM EST TUE FEB 5 2013 .TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT W OF 91W BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E PART EARLY. .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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ015-060215- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 913 AM EST TUE FEB 5 2013 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 27N. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 27N. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 27N. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ017-060215- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 913 AM EST TUE FEB 5 2013 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 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. 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. $$ GMZ019-060215- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 913 AM EST TUE FEB 5 2013 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ021-060215- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 913 AM EST TUE FEB 5 2013 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...INCREASING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 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. $$ GMZ023-060215- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 913 AM EST TUE FEB 5 2013 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ025-060215- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 913 AM EST TUE FEB 5 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 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...E 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. 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 AGUIRRE