000 FZNT24 KNHC 012042 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 342 PM EST FRI MAR 1 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. GMZ001-020845- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 342 PM EST FRI MAR 1 2013 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM WESTERN CUBA SW TO INLAND COZUMEL MEXICO WILL MOVE SLOWLY SE TONIGHT BEFORE MOVING INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN SAT. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SE ACROSS THE AREA BEHIND THE FRONT THROUGH SAT WITH MODERATE TO STRONG NW TO N WINDS. THE HIGH WILL SHIFT E AND WEAKEN SUN AND MON...ALLOWING FOR WINDS AND SEAS TO DECREASE OVER MUCH OF THE AREA. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST EARLY TUE...REACH FROM THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO SW GULF LATE TUE...THEN QUICKLY RACE SE TO E OF FLORIDA EARLY ON WED FOLLOWED BY STRONG NW TO N WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS. CONDITIONS SUBSIDE BY LATE WED AS HIGH PRES IN ITS WAKE SLIDES E. $$ GMZ011-020845- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 342 PM EST FRI MAR 1 2013 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ013-020845- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 342 PM EST FRI MAR 1 2013 .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...E OF 90W...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. W OF 90W...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT E OF E OF 90W...AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF 90W. .SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF 90W...AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF 90W. .MON...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ015-020845- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 342 PM EST FRI MAR 1 2013 .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ017-020845- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 342 PM EST FRI MAR 1 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 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...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ019-020845- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 342 PM EST FRI MAR 1 2013 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-020845- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 342 PM EST FRI MAR 1 2013 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. AREAS OF RAIN. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. AREAS OF RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. AREAS OF RAIN. .SUN...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. AREAS OF RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. AREAS OF RAIN. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NW SWELL. .TUE...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ023-020845- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 342 PM EST FRI MAR 1 2013 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. AREAS OF RAIN. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. AREAS OF RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. AREAS OF RAIN. .SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ... AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. AREAS OF RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-020845- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 342 PM EST FRI MAR 1 2013 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 7 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. AREAS OF RAIN. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. AREAS OF RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. AREAS OF RAIN. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. AREAS OF RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE