000 FZNT24 KNHC 060833 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 433 AM EDT TUE AUG 6 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. GMZ001-062045- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 433 AM EDT TUE AUG 6 2013 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES IN THE CENTRAL GULF NEAR 25N80W WILL REMAIN STATIONARY THROUGH WED. A STATIONARY FRONT FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO SE LOUISIANA WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH WED MORNING. HIGH PRES WILL THEN LIFT TO THE N WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT ALLOWING FOR A TROUGH TO MOVE INTO THE E GULF FROM THE FLORIDA PENINSULA. THE TROUGH WILL TRACK WESTWARD ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF WED INTO THU...THE CENTRAL GULF THU NIGHT INTO FRI...AND THE WESTERN GULF SAT. $$ GMZ011-062045- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 433 AM EDT TUE AUG 6 2013 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ013-062045- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 433 AM EDT TUE AUG 6 2013 .TODAY...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT SW TO W WINDS W OF 90W. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT...SW TO W WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING E TO SE LATE. 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. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ015-062045- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 433 AM EDT TUE AUG 6 2013 .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E LATE. SEAS 1 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ017-062045- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 433 AM EDT TUE AUG 6 2013 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E OF 96W...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. W OF 96W...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ019-062045- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 433 AM EDT TUE AUG 6 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ021-062045- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 433 AM EDT TUE AUG 6 2013 .TODAY...NW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT IN A BROAD MIX OF SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT IN A BROAD MIX OF SWELL. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ023-062045- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 433 AM EDT TUE AUG 6 2013 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 20N. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ025-062045- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 433 AM EDT TUE AUG 6 2013 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY