000 FZNT24 KNHC 180842 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 442 AM EDT WED SEP 18 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. GMZ001-182045- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 442 AM EDT WED SEP 18 2013 .SYNOPSIS...LOW PRESSURE OVER THE YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL MOVE INTO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE TODAY INTO THU. THE LOW WILL CONTINUE WNW...POSSIBLY AS A TROPICAL CYCLONE...AND STALL IN THE WESTERN GULF LATE FRI. THE LOW WILL THEN MOVE NE ALONG A COLD FRONT ENTERING THE NW WATERS LATE FRI NIGHT...MOVING NE OF THE GULF WATERS BY SUN. THE COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE GULF WATERS SAT AND REACH FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE ON SUN NIGHT. $$ GMZ011-182045- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 442 AM EDT WED SEP 18 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ013-182045- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 442 AM EDT WED SEP 18 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ015-182045- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 442 AM EDT WED SEP 18 2013 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ017-182045- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 442 AM EDT WED SEP 18 2013 .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-182045- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 442 AM EDT WED SEP 18 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-182045- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 442 AM EDT WED SEP 18 2013 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-182045- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 442 AM EDT WED SEP 18 2013 .TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-182045- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 442 AM EDT WED SEP 18 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SW TO W WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 2 TO 4 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER AL