000 FZNT24 KNHC 022054 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 446 PM 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. GMZ001-030900- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 446 PM EDT THU MAY 2 2013 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS WILL FOLLOW A COLD FRONT THAT HAS MOVED OFF THE TEXAS COAST THIS AFTERNOON. 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 TUE. WEAK LOW PRES LOCATED NEAR 25N86W WILL SHIFT E ACROSS THE FLORIDA PENINSULA LATE FRI INTO SAT. $$ GMZ011-030900- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 446 PM EDT THU MAY 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE S OF 27N ENDING EARLY. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING SE TO S LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ013-030900- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 446 PM EDT THU MAY 2 2013 .TONIGHT...E OF 90W...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. W OF 90W...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .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 4 TO 6 FT IN E OF 90W...AND 6 TO 9 FT W OF 90W. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ015-030900- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 446 PM EDT THU MAY 2 2013 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N...AND E TO SE LESS THAN 5 KT S OF 27N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING NW LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT... BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ017-030900- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 446 PM EDT THU MAY 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. E OF 96W...SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. W OF 96W...SEAS 7 TO 10 FT... SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ019-030900- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 446 PM EDT THU MAY 2 2013 .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ021-030900- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 446 PM EDT THU MAY 2 2013 .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 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ023-030900- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 446 PM EDT THU MAY 2 2013 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ... AND 7 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ... AND 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE. .SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ025-030900- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 446 PM EDT THU MAY 2 2013 .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...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ FORECASTER GR