000 FZNT24 KNHC 051452 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1052 AM EDT MON AUG 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. GMZ001-060300- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1052 AM EDT MON AUG 5 2013 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WILL REMAIN STATIONARY THROUGH WED. A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY STALLING OVER NORTH FLORIDA WILL BECOME DIFFUSE THROUGH MID WEEK. THE HIGH PRES WILL THEN LIFT IN N TO JUST N OF THE AREA WED THROUGH FRI ALLOWING FOR A TROUGH TO MOVE INTO THE E GULF FROM THE FLORIDA PENINSULA. THE TROUGH WILL TRACK WESTWARD ACROSS THE E GULF WED INTO THU...AND CENTRAL GULF FRI. $$ GMZ011-060300- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1052 AM EDT MON AUG 5 2013 .TODAY...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ GMZ013-060300- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1052 AM EDT MON AUG 5 2013 .TODAY...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TONIGHT...W WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING SW TO W LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ015-060300- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1052 AM EDT MON AUG 5 2013 .TODAY...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .TUE...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .WED...NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ017-060300- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1052 AM EDT MON AUG 5 2013 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ019-060300- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1052 AM EDT MON AUG 5 2013 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ021-060300- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1052 AM EDT MON AUG 5 2013 .TODAY...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ023-060300- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1052 AM EDT MON AUG 5 2013 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ025-060300- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1052 AM EDT MON AUG 5 2013 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN