000 FZNT24 KNHC 220209 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 909 PM EST THU FEB 21 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. GMZ001-221415- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 909 PM EST THU FEB 21 2013 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 30N95W TO SE TEXAS WILL STALL BRIEFLY FROM THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA TO NE MEXICO TO THE NW BAY OF CAMPECHE ON FRI...THEN MOVE SE AGAIN FRI NIGHT...AND STALLING AGAIN FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE ON SAT NIGHT. REMNANTS OF THE FRONT WILL LIFT N AS A WARM FRONT ON SUN. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST SUN NIGHT...AND REACH FROM FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE MON...AND MOVE SE OF THE GULF LATE TUE. $$ GMZ011-221415- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 909 PM EST THU FEB 21 2013 .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW BEHIND FRONT THEN BECOMING NE TO E LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ013-221415- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 909 PM EST THU FEB 21 2013 .TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ015-221415- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 909 PM EST THU FEB 21 2013 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NW 10 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ017-221415- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 909 PM EST THU FEB 21 2013 .TONIGHT...E OF 96W...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. W OF 96W...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E OF FRONT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. W OF FRONT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW TO N LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...E OF FRONT S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ019-221415- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 909 PM EST THU FEB 21 2013 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF FRONT NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ021-221415- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 909 PM EST THU FEB 21 2013 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-221415- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 909 PM EST THU FEB 21 2013 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...E OF FRONT S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ025-221415- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 909 PM EST THU FEB 21 2013 .TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 2 TO 4 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON