000 FZNT24 KNHC 130916 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 416 AM EST WED FEB 13 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. GMZ001-132130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 416 AM EST WED FEB 13 2013 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM SE LOUISIANA TO THE E COAST OF MEXICO NEAR 23N98W. THE FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL GULF ON WED THEN WILL STALL OVER THE SE GULF LATE THU. A REINFORCING COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE N GULF EARLY SAT AND MOVE RAPIDLY S ABSORBING THE REMNANTS OF THE STATIONARY FRONT LATE SAT WITH THE MERGED FRONT MOVING S OF THE AREA SAT EVENING. RETURN FLOW WILL RESUME OVER THE NW WATERS ON SUN AND INCREASE ON SUN NIGHT. $$ GMZ011-132130- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 416 AM EST WED FEB 13 2013 .TODAY...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-132130- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 416 AM EST WED FEB 13 2013 .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ015-132130- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 416 AM EST WED FEB 13 2013 .TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ017-132130- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 416 AM EST WED FEB 13 2013 .TODAY...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF 96W...AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF 96W. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ019-132130- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 416 AM EST WED FEB 13 2013 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ021-132130- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 416 AM EST WED FEB 13 2013 .TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. $$ GMZ023-132130- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 416 AM EST WED FEB 13 2013 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SATURDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE... N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WINDS INCREASING 30 TO 35 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT SAT NIGHT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ025-132130- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 416 AM EST WED FEB 13 2013 .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER DGS