000 FZNT24 KNHC 051405 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 905 AM EST THU DEC 5 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. GMZ001-060215- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 905 AM EST THU DEC 5 2013 .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE EXTENDING ACROSS THE WATERS FROM THE WESTERN ATLC WILL SUPPORT SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW THIS AFTERNOON. A COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE FAR NW GULF TONIGHT WHERE IT WILL STALL IN THE COASTAL WATERS...THEN MOVING E AND STALLING AGAIN AS IT EXTENDS FROM 30.5N86W TO 26N93W TO 22N96W TO 21N97W SAT MORNING LINGERING IN THE NW GULF THROUGH MON AS ATLC HIGH PRES REBUILDS FROM THE E. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL PUSH INTO THE NW GULF LATE MON. $$ GMZ011-060215- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 905 AM EST THU DEC 5 2013 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. $$ GMZ013-060215- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 905 AM EST THU DEC 5 2013 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E OF 90W...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. W OF 90W... S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NE LATE. SEAS 4 FT IN E OF 90W...AND 5 TO 7 FT W OF 90W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ015-060215- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 905 AM EST THU DEC 5 2013 .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ017-060215- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 905 AM EST THU DEC 5 2013 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E OF 96W...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. W OF 96W...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ019-060215- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 905 AM EST THU DEC 5 2013 .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-060215- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 905 AM EST THU DEC 5 2013 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ023-060215- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 905 AM EST THU DEC 5 2013 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-060215- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 905 AM EST THU DEC 5 2013 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 2 TO 4 FT ELSEWHERE. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY