000 FZNT24 KNHC 030832 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 432 AM EDT FRI MAY 3 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. GMZ001-032245- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 432 AM EDT FRI MAY 3 2013 .SYNOPSIS...A STRONG COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM S CENTRAL LOUISIANA WILL REACH FROM NEAR PENSACOLA FLORIDA TO 25N89W TO EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE THIS EVENING AS LOW PRES OF 1009 MB AHEAD OF THE FRONT NEAR 25N86W WITH A TROUGH NW TO NEAR SE LOUISIANA GRADUALLY MOVES E TO OVER SOUTHERN FLORIDA TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL BE FOLLOWED BY STRONG TO GALE FORCE NORTHERLY WINDS OVER PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN GULF THROUGH INTO THIS AFTERNOON. THE COLD FRONT WILL EXIT THE AREA LATE FRI NIGHT AS IT WEAKENS. ANOTHER COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO SWEEP ACROSS THE NE GULF WATERS LATE SAT THROUGH SUN. WINDS AND SEAS DIMINISH OVER MUCH OF THE AREA THROUGH SUN AS WEAK PRES SETTLES IN THE OVER THE GULF THROUGH TUE. $$ GMZ011-032245- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 432 AM EDT FRI MAY 3 2013 ...GALE WARNING S OF 27N... .TODAY...S OF 27N NW TO WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...SHIFTING TO N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ013-032245- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 432 AM EDT FRI MAY 3 2013 .TODAY...E OF 90W...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. W OF 90W...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT... SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E OF 90W...AND 5 TO 7 FT W OF 90W. .SAT NIGHT...E OF 90W...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. W OF 90W...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ015-032245- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 432 AM EDT FRI MAY 3 2013 .TODAY...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N OF 27N N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-032245- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 432 AM EDT FRI MAY 3 2013 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 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...BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ019-032245- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 432 AM EDT FRI MAY 3 2013 .TODAY...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NW SWELL. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ021-032245- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 432 AM EDT FRI MAY 3 2013 .TODAY...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...EXCEPT SE PORTION SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT SE PORTION 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .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...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL. .TUE...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NW SWELL. $$ GMZ023-032245- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 432 AM EDT FRI MAY 3 2013 .TODAY...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 7 TO 11 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 8 TO 13 FT ELSEWHERE. .SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL ELSEWHERE. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NW SWELL. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ025-032245- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 432 AM EDT FRI MAY 3 2013 .TODAY...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. .TONIGHT...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 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL ELSEWHERE. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...N TO 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 AGUIRRE