000 FZNT24 KNHC 270139 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 834 PM EST TUE FEB 26 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. GMZ001-271345- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 834 PM EST TUE FEB 26 2013 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM FORT MYERS SW TO THE NE YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL SLOW DOWN OVER THE FAR SE WATERS AND STRAITS OF FLORIDA LATE TONIGHT AND WED. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST WED EVENING. THIS FRONT WILL QUICKLY MOVE ACROSS THE AREA REACHING THE EASTERN WATERS THU...AND MOVE SE OF THE AREA THU NIGHT. EXPECT INCREASING NORTHERLY WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS BY SAT OVER MUCH OF THE GULF AS HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER THE REGION. $$ GMZ011-271345- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 834 PM EST TUE FEB 26 2013 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL. .WED...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-271345- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 834 PM EST TUE FEB 26 2013 .TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. E OF 90W...SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. W OF 90W...SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF 90W...AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF 90W. .WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ015-271345- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 834 PM EST TUE FEB 26 2013 .TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. .WED...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. .WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NW SWELL. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ017-271345- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 834 PM EST TUE FEB 26 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ019-271345- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 834 PM EST TUE FEB 26 2013 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .WED...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ021-271345- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 834 PM EST TUE FEB 26 2013 .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS SE PART. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS SE PART. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ GMZ023-271345- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 834 PM EST TUE FEB 26 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ025-271345- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 834 PM EST TUE FEB 26 2013 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL ELSEWHERE. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL ELSEWHERE. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE