000 FZNT24 KNHC 151510 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1110 AM EDT THU AUG 15 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. GMZ001-160315- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1110 AM EDT THU AUG 15 2013 .SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE IS MOVING ACROSS THE YUCATAN PENINSULA WITH A LOW PRES ALONG THE WAVE AXIS NEAR 19N88W. THE LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE OFFSHORE THE YUCATAN PENINSULA NEAR 20.5N91W EARLY FRI MORNING AND NEAR 22.5N92.5W EARLY SAT MORNING. THEN... THE LOW PRES IS FORECAST TO MOVE N ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF WATERS THROUGH MON...WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION. $$ GMZ011-160315- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1110 AM EDT THU AUG 15 2013 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ GMZ013-160315- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1110 AM EDT THU AUG 15 2013 .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT E OF 90W...AND SE 25 TO 30 KT W OF 90W. E OF 90W...SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF 90W...SEAS 6 FT...BUILDING TO 9 FT LATE. .MON...E OF 90W...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 90W...E TO SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. $$ GMZ015-160315- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1110 AM EDT THU AUG 15 2013 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT N OF 27N...AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 27N. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-160315- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1110 AM EDT THU AUG 15 2013 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF 96W...AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF 96W. .SAT...E OF 96W...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. W OF 96W...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT E OF 96W...AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF 96W. .SAT NIGHT...E OF 96W...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. W OF 96W...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E OF 96W...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. W OF 96W...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT E OF 96W...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 96W. .SUN NIGHT...E OF 96W...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. W OF 96W...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...E OF 96W...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...SHIFTING TO S LATE. W OF 96W...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E OF 96W E OF 96W...AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF 96W. $$ GMZ019-160315- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1110 AM EDT THU AUG 15 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...N OF 24N...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. S OF 24N...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT N OF 24N...AND 8 TO 13 FT IN S OF 24N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...N OF 24N...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 20 TO 25 KT LATE. S OF 24N...S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT N OF 24N...AND 10 TO 15 FT S OF 24N. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT N OF 24N...AND 10 TO 15 FT S OF 24N. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. N OF 24N...SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. S OF 24N...SEAS 11 FT...SUBSIDING TO 7 FT LATE. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT N OF 24N N OF 24N...AND 7 TO 10 FT S OF 24N. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT N OF 24N...AND 6 TO 9 FT S OF 24N. $$ GMZ021-160315- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1110 AM EDT THU AUG 15 2013 .TODAY...E TO 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...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-160315- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1110 AM EDT THU AUG 15 2013 .TODAY...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ... AND N 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. ELSEWHERE...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 5 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-160315- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1110 AM EDT THU AUG 15 2013 .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT...BUILDING TO 10 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SEAS 10 FT... SUBSIDING TO 7 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING W 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE... AND 8 TO 11 FT ELSEWHERE. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND N 20 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER GR