000 FZNT24 KNHC 050756 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 356 AM EDT SUN MAY 5 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. GMZ001-052100- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 356 AM EDT SUN MAY 5 2013 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING COLD FRONT IS OVER THE FAR EASTERN GULF APPROACHING THE FLORIDA COAST WHILE HIGH PRES OF 1017 MB CENTERED AT 26N91W DOMINATES THE REMAINDER OF THE GULF. THE FRONT WILL MOVE INLAND THIS MORNING AS ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE NW PORTION. THIS NEXT FRONT WILL QUICKLY MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS THROUGH THIS EVENING FOLLOWED BY GENERALLY FRESH W TO NW WINDS. THESE WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATE TONIGHT AND INTO MON AS THE FRONT MOVES FURTHER AWAY FROM THE AREA. WEAK HIGH PRES OVER THE NW GULF WILL MOVE E TO THE CENTRAL GULF LATE TUE INTO EARLY WED...AND TO THE EASTERN GULF LATE WED INTO THU ALLOWING FOR MODERATE SE RETURN FLOW TO SET UP OVER THE WESTERN GULF WED AND THU. $$ GMZ011-052100- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 356 AM EDT SUN MAY 5 2013 .TODAY...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E LATE. SEAS 1 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ013-052100- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 356 AM EDT SUN MAY 5 2013 .TODAY...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT LATE...EXCEPT E OF 91W INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT... EXCEPT E OF 91W BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT E OF 88W NW 20 TO 25 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT W OF 88W ...AND 5 TO 6 FT E OF 88W. .MON...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ015-052100- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 356 AM EDT SUN MAY 5 2013 .TODAY...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N OF 27N W OF 85W BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT N OF 27N W OF 85W BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF 27N...AND W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT N OF 27N 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT N OF 27N 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NW SWELL. .WED...NW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU...E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ017-052100- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 356 AM EDT SUN MAY 5 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-052100- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 356 AM EDT SUN MAY 5 2013 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NW SWELL. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NW SWELL. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ021-052100- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 356 AM EDT SUN MAY 5 2013 .TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .MON...STRAITS OF FLORIDA...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. ELSEWHERE... NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TUE...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ023-052100- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 356 AM EDT SUN MAY 5 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-052100- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 356 AM EDT SUN MAY 5 2013 .TODAY...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE