000 FZNT24 KNHC 090811 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 311 AM EST SUN FEB 9 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. GMZ001-092015- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 311 AM EST SUN FEB 9 2014 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM SOUTHERN FLORIDA TO THE CENTRAL GULF WILL DRIFT SOUTHWARD AND STALL ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA WHERE IT WILL LINGER AND WEAKEN THROUGH MID WEEK. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE N GULF MON. THE FRONT WILL SINK SLOWLY S REACHING FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO N MEXICO EARLY TUE...FROM NEAR THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO NEAR VERACRUZ MEXICO EARLY WED...AND FROM S FLORIDA TO THE N YUCATAN EARLY THU. $$ GMZ011-092015- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 311 AM EST SUN FEB 9 2014 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT IN SE SWELL. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ013-092015- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 311 AM EST SUN FEB 9 2014 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ015-092015- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 311 AM EST SUN FEB 9 2014 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-092015- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 311 AM EST SUN FEB 9 2014 .TODAY...NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-092015- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 311 AM EST SUN FEB 9 2014 .TODAY...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-092015- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 311 AM EST SUN FEB 9 2014 .TODAY...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-092015- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 311 AM EST SUN FEB 9 2014 .TODAY...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ025-092015- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 311 AM EST SUN FEB 9 2014 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...INCREASING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER AL