000 FZNT24 KNHC 202046 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 446 PM 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. GMZ001-210900- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 446 PM EDT TUE AUG 20 2013 .SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 92W S OF 25N WILL SLOWLY MOVE WESTWARD REACHING NEAR 94W WED AFTERNOON...THEN WILL BECOME DIFFUSED ACROSS THE FAR WESTERN GULF THU. A RIDGE OVER THE EASTERN GULF WILL WEAKEN LATE IN THE WEEK AS A WEAK FRONT STALLS ACROSS THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE. $$ GMZ011-210900- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 446 PM EDT TUE AUG 20 2013 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ013-210900- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 446 PM EDT TUE AUG 20 2013 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...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. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ015-210900- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 446 PM EDT TUE AUG 20 2013 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ017-210900- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 446 PM EDT TUE AUG 20 2013 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...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. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ019-210900- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 446 PM EDT TUE AUG 20 2013 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ021-210900- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 446 PM EDT TUE AUG 20 2013 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...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. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ023-210900- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 446 PM EDT TUE AUG 20 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ025-210900- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 446 PM EDT TUE AUG 20 2013 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 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. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...NE 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. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER GR