000 FZNT24 KNHC 141411 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 911 AM EST THU FEB 14 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. GMZ001-150215- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 911 AM EST THU FEB 14 2013 .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM NEAR MARCO ISLAND FLORIDA TO 22N93W TO 18N90W. THIS FRONT WILL LINGER IN THE SAME GENERAL AREA THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...SHIFTING SLIGHTLY TO THE E TONIGHT...THEN STALLING FROM FLORIDA BAY TO THE CENTRAL YUCATAN FRI MORNING. A REINFORCING COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE N GULF LATE FRI NIGHT MERGING WITH THE OLD FRONT. THE NEW FRONT WILL RAPIDLY MOVE THROUGH THE GULF...PUSHING S OF THE AREA BY SAT AFTERNOON. RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP OVER THE WESTERN GULF SUN...INCREASING AND SPREADING E BY LATE SUN AND MON. $$ GMZ011-150215- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 911 AM EST THU FEB 14 2013 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .MON...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ013-150215- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 911 AM EST THU FEB 14 2013 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ015-150215- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 911 AM EST THU FEB 14 2013 .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ017-150215- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 911 AM EST THU FEB 14 2013 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ019-150215- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 911 AM EST THU FEB 14 2013 .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ021-150215- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 911 AM EST THU FEB 14 2013 .TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. .SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ023-150215- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 911 AM EST THU FEB 14 2013 .TODAY...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ025-150215- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 911 AM EST THU FEB 14 2013 .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT IN THE EVENING. WINDS N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE... N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EVENING. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY