000 FZNT24 KNHC 051448 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1048 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. GMZ001-052200- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1048 AM EDT SUN MAY 5 2013 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OF 1017 MB CENTERED OVER THE CENTRAL GULF ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE QUICKLY ACROSS THE N PORTION OF THE AREA WITH W TO NW WINDS INCREASING BEHIND THE FRONT THEN DECREASE LATE TONIGHT AND INTO MON AS THE FRONT MOVES E OF THE AREA. $$ GMZ011-052200- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1048 AM EDT SUN MAY 5 2013 .TODAY...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E LATE. SEAS 1 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ013-052200- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1048 AM EDT SUN MAY 5 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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ015-052200- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1048 AM EDT SUN MAY 5 2013 .TODAY...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF 27N AND W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ017-052200- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1048 AM EDT SUN MAY 5 2013 .TODAY...SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT BECOMINGE THE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ019-052200- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1048 AM EDT SUN MAY 5 2013 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ021-052200- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1048 AM EDT SUN MAY 5 2013 .TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ023-052200- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1048 AM EDT SUN MAY 5 2013 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ025-052200- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1048 AM EDT SUN MAY 5 2013 .TODAY...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER DGS