000 FZNT24 KNHC 021444 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1044 AM EDT THU MAY 2 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. GMZ001-022145- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1044 AM EDT THU MAY 2 2013 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS WILL FOLLOW A COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE TEXAS COAST TODAY. WINDS WILL REACH GALE FORCE EARLY FRI MORNING OFF THE COAST OF TAMAULIPAS. WINDS AND SEAS WILL DIMINISH AS THE FRONT SHIFTS SE AND WEAKENS THROUGH SAT. WEAK HIGH PRES IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE NW GULF IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT AND WILL DOMINATE THE REGION THROUGH MON. LOW PRES WILL DEVELOP OVER THE CENTRAL GULF BY FRI AND SHIFT E ACROSS THE FLORIDA PENINSULA SAT. $$ GMZ011-022145- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1044 AM EDT THU MAY 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 5 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE S OF 27N LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ENDING EARLY. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE S OF 27N ENDING EARLY. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ013-022145- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1044 AM EDT THU MAY 2 2013 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E OF 90W...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. W OF 90W...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .FRI...E OF 90W...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. W OF 90W...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF 90W...AND 6 TO 9 FT W OF 90W. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF 90W...AND 7 TO 10 FT W OF 90W. .SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ015-022145- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1044 AM EDT THU MAY 2 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N...AND SE 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N...AND E TO SE LESS THAN 5 KT S OF 27N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ017-022145- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1044 AM EDT THU MAY 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT IN NE SWELL. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .FRI...W OF 96W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ019-022145- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1044 AM EDT THU MAY 2 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT IN E SWELL. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ021-022145- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1044 AM EDT THU MAY 2 2013 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING W LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING W 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ023-022145- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1044 AM EDT THU MAY 2 2013 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT LATE. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 8 TO 12 FT IN N TO NE SWELL ELSEWHERE. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ025-022145- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1044 AM EDT THU MAY 2 2013 .TODAY...SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. .SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER AL