000 FZNT24 KNHC 191455 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 955 AM EST TUE FEB 19 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. GMZ001-200300- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 955 AM EST TUE FEB 19 2013 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM NW FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO S TEXAS REACH FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO NE YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE TONIGHT THEN OUT OF BASIN WED. SECOND COLD FRONT ENTERS NW GULF THU NIGHT...EXTEND FROM SE LOUISIANA TO S TEXAS FRI NIGHT AND FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND TO TAMPICO MEXICO SAT NIGHT. $$ GMZ011-200300- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 955 AM EST TUE FEB 19 2013 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .THU...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-200300- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 955 AM EST TUE FEB 19 2013 .TODAY...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NW TO N LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ015-200300- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 955 AM EST TUE FEB 19 2013 .TODAY...N OF 27N...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. S OF 27N...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N OF 27N...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. S OF 27N...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING N TO NE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-200300- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 955 AM EST TUE FEB 19 2013 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT SHIFTING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ019-200300- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 955 AM EST TUE FEB 19 2013 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ021-200300- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 955 AM EST TUE FEB 19 2013 .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-200300- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 955 AM EST TUE FEB 19 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-200300- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 955 AM EST TUE FEB 19 2013 .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE AND TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE AND TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES