000 FZNT24 KNHC 190854 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 454 AM EDT MON AUG 19 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. GMZ001-192100- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 454 AM EDT MON AUG 19 2013 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK TROUGH EXTENDING FROM S CENTRAL LOUISIANA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL MOVE WESTWARD AND INLAND MEXICO AND SOUTHERN TEXAS TONIGHT. THE NORTHERN EXTENSION OF A TROPICAL WAVE OVER THE FAR SE GULF WILL MOVE ACROSS THE YUCATAN CHANNEL TODAY...REACH THE S CENTRAL GULF EARLY TONIGHT...THEN MOVE NW TO THE EASTERN PART OF THE WESTERN GULF BY TUE EVENING BEFORE IT BECOMES DIFFUSE. ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE MAY MOVE INTO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA FRI. A RIDGE WILL DOMINATE THE REMAINDER OF THE GULF THROUGH THE PERIOD. $$ GMZ011-192100- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 454 AM EDT MON AUG 19 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ013-192100- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 454 AM EDT MON AUG 19 2013 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TUE...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ015-192100- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 454 AM EDT MON AUG 19 2013 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ017-192100- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 454 AM EDT MON AUG 19 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY E PART. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY E PART. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ019-192100- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 454 AM EDT MON AUG 19 2013 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR W PART. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E OF 90W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 90W. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS...SHIFTING TO W PART LATE. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W PART. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE. .WED...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ021-192100- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 454 AM EDT MON AUG 19 2013 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT TO 5 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. $$ GMZ023-192100- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 454 AM EDT MON AUG 19 2013 .TODAY...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ025-192100- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 454 AM EDT MON AUG 19 2013 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS, .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE