000 FZNT24 KNHC 041333 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 933 AM EDT THU JUL 4 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. GMZ001-050145- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 933 AM EDT THU JUL 4 2013 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK LOW PRES OF 1008 MB IS JUST SE OF PENSACOLA WITH A TROUGH EXTENDING SW TO 28N96W. THE WEAK LOW WILL MOVE INLAND DURING THE MORNING WHILE THE TROUGH DRIFTS TO THE WESTERN GULF THROUGH SUN...AND MERGES WITH ANOTHER TROUGH IN THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE. WEAK LOW PRES WILL FORM ALONG THE TROUGH OVER THE BAY OF CAMPECHE THIS AFTERNOON...THEN MOVE W ACROSS THE FAR SW GULF AND INTO THE COAST OF VERACRUZ THROUGH LATE FRI. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE CENTRAL GULF AND EASTERN GULF THROUGH FRI NIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING. LOW PRES MAY FORM OVER THE N CENTRAL WATERS SUN THEN MOVE INLAND SW LOUISIANA OR NE TEXAS THROUGH MON. $$ GMZ011-050145- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 933 AM EDT THU JUL 4 2013 .TODAY...NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...INCREASING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ013-050145- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 933 AM EDT THU JUL 4 2013 .TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF E OF 90W...AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF 90W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 89W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 89W.. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E OF 90W...AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF 90W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 88W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 88W. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ015-050145- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 933 AM EDT THU JUL 4 2013 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N OF 28N 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT S OF 27N...AND 7 TO 10 FT N OF 27N. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT N OF 27N...AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-050145- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 933 AM EDT THU JUL 4 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ019-050145- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 933 AM EDT THU JUL 4 2013 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E OF 92W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 92W. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E OF 92W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 92W. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E PART. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E PART. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ021-050145- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 933 AM EDT THU JUL 4 2013 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT S OF 24N E OF 86W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT S OF 23N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-050145- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 933 AM EDT THU JUL 4 2013 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N THE LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...NW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-050145- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 933 AM EDT THU JUL 4 2013 .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE