000 FZNT24 KNHC 031458 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 958 AM EST MON FEB 3 2014 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. GMZ001-040300- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 958 AM EST MON FEB 3 2014 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 30N88W TO 26N92W TO 18N95W WILL STALL AS IT REACHES FROM 30N86W TO 26N89W TO 18N94W TUE MORNING. MINIMAL GALE FORCE WINDS IN THE W CENTRAL AND SW GULF BEHIND THE FRONT WILL DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON. THE FRONT WILL MOVE NW AS A WARM FRONT TONIGHT INTO EARLY TUE WITH SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW ACROSS THE GULF IN ITS WAKE. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS TUE NIGHT REACHING FROM SW FLORIDA TO TAMPICO MEXICO LATE WED WHERE IT WILL STALL THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. $$ GMZ011-040300- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 958 AM EST MON FEB 3 2014 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. .WED...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ013-040300- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 958 AM EST MON FEB 3 2014 .TODAY...E OF FRONT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. W OF FRONT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT E OF FRONT...AND 5 TO 7 FT W OF FRONT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ015-040300- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 958 AM EST MON FEB 3 2014 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE TO S SWELL. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-040300- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 958 AM EST MON FEB 3 2014 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...S OF 25N W OF FRONT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT... SHIFTING TO NE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .WED...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ GMZ019-040300- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 958 AM EST MON FEB 3 2014 .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-040300- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 958 AM EST MON FEB 3 2014 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-040300- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 958 AM EST MON FEB 3 2014 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...W OF FRONT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE LESS THAN 5 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. $$ GMZ025-040300- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 958 AM EST MON FEB 3 2014 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 2 TO 4 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL ELSEWHERE. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY