000 FZNT24 KNHC 301446 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1046 AM EDT FRI AUG 30 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. GMZ001-310300- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1046 AM EDT FRI AUG 30 2013 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE EXTEND E-W ACROSS NORTHERN GULF ALONG 27N THROUGH MON THEN DRIFT E LATE TUE. $$ GMZ011-310300- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1046 AM EDT FRI AUG 30 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT BECOMING E TO SE LESS THAN 5 KT LATE. SEAS 1 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT SHIFTING S LATE. SEAS 1 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ013-310300- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1046 AM EDT FRI AUG 30 2013 .TODAY...S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT SHIFTING NE LATE. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT SHIFTING SE TO S LATE. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 5 KT LATE. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT INCREASING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ015-310300- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1046 AM EDT FRI AUG 30 2013 .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. .SAT...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. .SUN...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. .MON...SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. .TUE...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ017-310300- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1046 AM EDT FRI AUG 30 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ019-310300- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1046 AM EDT FRI AUG 30 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ021-310300- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1046 AM EDT FRI AUG 30 2013 .TODAY...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ023-310300- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1046 AM EDT FRI AUG 30 2013 .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING NE LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ025-310300- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1046 AM EDT FRI AUG 30 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES