000 FZNT24 KNHC 200830 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EDT TUE AUG 20 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. GMZ001-202030- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM EDT TUE AUG 20 2013 .SYNOPSIS... A TROPICAL WAVE FROM 26N87W TO INLAND THE WESTERN YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL MOVE ACROSS THE S CENTRAL GULF THROUGH WED EVENING...THEN MOVE NW THU AND WEAKEN AS IT MOVES ACROSS THE FAR WESTERN PORTION. A RIDGE OVER THE EASTERN GULF WILL WEAKEN LATE IN THE WEEK AS A WEAK FRONT STALLS ACROSS THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE. $$ GMZ011-202030- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 430 AM EDT TUE AUG 20 2013 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ013-202030- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 430 AM EDT TUE AUG 20 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ015-202030- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 430 AM EDT TUE AUG 20 2013 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ017-202030- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 430 AM EDT TUE AUG 20 2013 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU...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. .SAT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ019-202030- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 430 AM EDT TUE AUG 20 2013 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ021-202030- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 430 AM EDT TUE AUG 20 2013 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ023-202030- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 430 AM EDT TUE AUG 20 2013 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ025-202030- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 430 AM EDT TUE AUG 20 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FAR E PART. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE