000 FZNT24 KNHC 030207 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1007 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. GMZ001-031015- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1007 PM EDT THU MAY 2 2013 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG TO GALE FORCE NORTHERLY WINDS WILL FOLLOW A LATE SEASON COLD FRONT THAT EXTENDS FROM 30N93W TO 22N98W. WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE BELOW GALE FORCE LATE FRI. WINDS AND SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO 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 25N83W WILL SHIFT E ACROSS THE FLORIDA PENINSULA LATE FRI. $$ GMZ011-031015- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1007 PM EDT THU MAY 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING SE TO S LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ013-031015- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1007 PM EDT THU MAY 2 2013 .OVERNIGHT...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 4 TO 6 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. $$ GMZ015-031015- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1007 PM EDT THU MAY 2 2013 .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N...AND E TO SE LESS THAN 5 KT S OF 27N. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING NW LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT... BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ017-031015- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1007 PM EDT THU MAY 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 10 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. $$ GMZ019-031015- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1007 PM EDT THU MAY 2 2013 .OVERNIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ021-031015- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1007 PM EDT THU MAY 2 2013 .OVERNIGHT...W WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. 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. $$ GMZ023-031015- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1007 PM EDT THU MAY 2 2013 .OVERNIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ... AND 7 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ... AND 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE. .SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ025-031015- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1007 PM EDT THU MAY 2 2013 .OVERNIGHT...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