000 FZNT24 KNHC 102058 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 458 PM EDT TUE SEP 10 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. GMZ001-110900- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 458 PM EDT TUE SEP 10 2013 .SYNOPSIS...SURFACE RIDGE N OF THE AREA ACROSS THE GULF COAST WILL PERSIST THROUGH THU. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE JUST OFF THE COAST OF BELIZE AND THE YUCATAN PENINSULA IS EXPECTED TO MOVE SLOWLY WEST-NORTHWESTWARD. THIS TROUGH WILL BEGIN MOVING ACROSS THE YUCATAN PENINSULA TONIGHT...AND ENTER THE BAY OF CAMPECHE EARLY THURSDAY. A LOW PRES AREA IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG THE TROUGH OVER THE SW GULF BY THU...THEN INTENSIFY SLOWLY THROUGH SAT AS IT DRIFTS NW. $$ GMZ011-110900- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 458 PM EDT TUE SEP 10 2013 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ GMZ013-110900- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 458 PM EDT TUE SEP 10 2013 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ015-110900- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 458 PM EDT TUE SEP 10 2013 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-110900- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 458 PM EDT TUE SEP 10 2013 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. $$ GMZ019-110900- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 458 PM EDT TUE SEP 10 2013 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ021-110900- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 458 PM EDT TUE SEP 10 2013 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-110900- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 458 PM EDT TUE SEP 10 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ025-110900- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 458 PM EDT TUE SEP 10 2013 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER GR