000 FZNT24 KNHC 060818 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 318 AM EST WED FEB 6 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. GMZ001-062030- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 318 AM EST WED FEB 6 2013 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK LOW PRES SYSTEM LOCATED NEAR THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA WILL MOVE E TO THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND DISSIPATE THIS AFTERNOON. A WEAK TROUGH EXTENDING S FROM THE LOW ACROSS THE N CENTRAL GULF WATERS WILL LIFT N AND MOVE INLAND ACROSS THE NORTHERN COASTAL PLAINS TONIGHT...WITH A NEW LOW PRES SYSTEM DEVELOPING NEAR 31N90W EARLY THU...AND MOVING NE OF THE AREA THU NIGHT DRAGGING A COLD FRONT OFF THE TEXAS COAST THU EVENING. THIS COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SE OF THE GULF ON FRI NIGHT. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP OVER THE NW WATERS SAT...INCREASING SAT NIGHT AHEAD OF ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE TEXAS COAST SUN EVENING. $$ GMZ011-062030- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 318 AM EST WED FEB 6 2013 .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW AND DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT IN SE SWELL. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ013-062030- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 318 AM EST WED FEB 6 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E OF 90W...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. W OF 90W...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ015-062030- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 318 AM EST WED FEB 6 2013 .TODAY...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ017-062030- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 318 AM EST WED FEB 6 2013 .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NW WATERS. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ019-062030- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 318 AM EST WED FEB 6 2013 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...W OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF FRONT S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-062030- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 318 AM EST WED FEB 6 2013 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...E OF FRONT SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. W OF FRONT W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ023-062030- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 318 AM EST WED FEB 6 2013 .TODAY...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-062030- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 318 AM EST WED FEB 6 2013 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...E OF FRONT S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. W OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON