000 FZNT24 KNHC 031533 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1133 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. GMZ001-032045- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1133 AM EDT FRI MAY 3 2013 .SYNOPSIS...A STRONG COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM SE LOUISIANA TO LOWER MEXICAN COAST NEAR 20N97W WILL REACH FROM NEAR PENSACOLA FLORIDA TO 25N89W TO EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE THIS EVENING. COMPLEX AND ELONGATED LOW PRES AHEAD OF THE FRONT EXTENDS FROM 1008 LOW CENTER NEAR 28N84W SE ACROSS FLORIDA AND INTO CENTRAL BAHAMAS...WITH TROUGH EXTENDING S ACROSS W END OF CUBA. ENTIRE SYSTEM TO SHIFT SLOWLY NE AND ACROSS FLORIDA TONIGHT THROUGH SAT MORNING. STRONG TO GALE FORCE NORTHERLY WINDS OVER PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN GULF BEHIND THE FRONT WILL PERSIST INTO THIS EVENING BEFORE WEAKENING. 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. $$ GMZ011-032045- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1133 AM EDT FRI MAY 3 2013 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...BECOMING 25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...SHIFTING TO N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ013-032045- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1133 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 8 TO 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E OF 90W...AND 7 TO 10 FT W OF 90W. .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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ015-032045- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1133 AM EDT FRI MAY 3 2013 .TODAY...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT N OF 27N...AND NW 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-032045- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1133 AM EDT FRI MAY 3 2013 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...BECOMING 30 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT IN E OF 96W... AND 8 TO 11 FT W OF 96W. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. E OF 96W...SEAS 9 TO 14 FT...SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. W OF 96W...SEAS 8 TO 11 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...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ019-032045- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1133 AM EDT FRI MAY 3 2013 .TODAY...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ021-032045- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1133 AM EDT FRI MAY 3 2013 .TODAY...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 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...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ023-032045- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1133 AM EDT FRI MAY 3 2013 .TODAY...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 8 TO 13 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 10 TO 15 FT...SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT LATE. .SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ025-032045- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1133 AM EDT FRI MAY 3 2013 .TODAY...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE... SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT... BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. .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 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 WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING