000 FZNT24 KNHC 130812 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 412 AM EDT THU AUG 13 2015 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. GMZ001-132015- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 412 AM EDT THU AUG 13 2015 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK STATIONARY FRONT IS JUST INLAND THE N CENTRAL NE GULF COASTS WHILE WEAK HIGH PRESSURE IS PRESENT TO ITS S. THE FRONT WILL SHIFT SOUTHWARD TO THE NORTHERN WATERS OF THE N CENTRAL NE GULF TODAY. WEAK LOW PRES WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT ACROSS NE GULF LATE FRI AND SHIFT W THROUGH SAT AS FRONT GRADUALLY DISSIPATES. A SURFACE TROUGH WILL DEVELOP EACH EVENING ACROSS THE YUCATAN PENINSULA AND MOVE W NW DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS BEFORE DISSIPATING OVER THE SW GULF EACH MORNING. $$ GMZ011-132015- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 412 AM EDT THU AUG 13 2015 .TODAY...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ013-132015- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 412 AM EDT THU AUG 13 2015 .TODAY...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E OF 90W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 90W. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO E LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E OF 90W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 90W. .FRI...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E OF 90W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 90W. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ015-132015- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 412 AM EDT THU AUG 13 2015 .TODAY...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 28N. .TONIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO S TO SW LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 27N. .FRI...S OF 27N...S WINDS 5 KT. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT... INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...S OF 27N...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. ELSEWHERE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ017-132015- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 412 AM EDT THU AUG 13 2015 .TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT W OF 96W... AND SE 5 TO 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .FRI...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ019-132015- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 412 AM EDT THU AUG 13 2015 .TODAY...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ021-132015- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 412 AM EDT THU AUG 13 2015 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ023-132015- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 412 AM EDT THU AUG 13 2015 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 20N. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 20N. .FRI...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 20N. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ025-132015- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 412 AM EDT THU AUG 13 2015 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE