000 FZNT24 KNHC 282045 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 345 PM EST THU FEB 28 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. GMZ001-010845- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 345 PM EST THU FEB 28 2013 .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT FROM WESTERN CUBA TO NE YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL DRIFT SE THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT FROM TAMPA FLORIDA SW TO 25N89W TO JUST S OF TAMPICO WILL REACH FROM S FLORIDA TO YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE TONIGHT AND SE OF THE GULF EARLY FRI. STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS SE ACROSS THE AREA IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT THROUGH SAT WITH MODERATE TO STRONG NW TO N WINDS THROUGHOUT. THE HIGH THEN SHIFTS TO THE EASTERN GULF SUN AND MON WHERE IT WEAKENS ALLOWING FOR WINDS AND SEAS TO DECREASE OVER MUCH OF THE AREA. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW SETS UP OVER THE FAR WESTERN GULF LATE SUN INTO MON IN ADVANCE OF THE THE NEXT COLD FRONT. THIS FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST MON NIGHT INTO TUE...AND REACH FROM THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO SW GULF BY LATE TUE. $$ GMZ011-010845- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 345 PM EST THU FEB 28 2013 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ013-010845- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 345 PM EST THU FEB 28 2013 .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...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. .MON...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ015-010845- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 345 PM EST THU FEB 28 2013 .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ017-010845- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 345 PM EST THU FEB 28 2013 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E OF 96W...AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF 96W. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-010845- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 345 PM EST THU FEB 28 2013 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 24N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 24N...AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 24. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 24N. .FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-010845- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 345 PM EST THU FEB 28 2013 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND 7 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL ELSEWHERE. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL. .TUE...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ023-010845- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 345 PM EST THU FEB 28 2013 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 6 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-010845- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 345 PM EST THU FEB 28 2013 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. .SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE