000 FZNT24 KNHC 070830 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM EST THU FEB 7 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. GMZ001-072030- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM EST THU FEB 7 2013 .SYNOPSIS...LOW PRES NEAR THE SE LOUISIANA COAST WILL MOVE E AND INLAND THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE THIS EVENING WHILE DRAGGING A COLD FRONT TO THE NW BAY OF CAMPECHE. THE COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE E MOVING THROUGH THE FLORIDA STRAITS FRI EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT...WITH SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW SETTING ACROSS THE NW WATERS ON SAT...THEN INCREASING ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF SAT NIGHT AHEAD OF ANOTHER COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST AROUND SUNRISE SUN. THIS FRONT WILL STALL OVER THE NW WATERS ON SUN...AND DRIFT BACK W TO THE TEXAS COAST ON MON. $$ GMZ011-072030- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 330 AM EST THU FEB 7 2013 .TODAY...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW BEHIND FRONT EARLY THIS MORNING...DIMINISHING TO N AT 5 TO 10 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. LOCAL VISIBILITY 3 TO 5 MILES IN FOG ENDING EARLY. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E OF FRONT S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-072030- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 330 AM EST THU FEB 7 2013 .TODAY...E OF LOW AND FRONT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT EARLY. W OF LOW AND FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E OF LOW AND FRONT WITH CONDITIONS MOVING INLAND EARLY. LOCAL VISIBILITY 3 TO 5 MILES IN FOG ENDING EARLY. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ015-072030- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 330 AM EST THU FEB 7 2013 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SW LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. A FEW TSTMS NEAR LOW AND FRONT. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ017-072030- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 330 AM EST THU FEB 7 2013 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E 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 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-072030- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 330 AM EST THU FEB 7 2013 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .FRI...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ021-072030- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 330 AM EST THU FEB 7 2013 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ023-072030- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 330 AM EST THU FEB 7 2013 .TODAY...E OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. W OF FRONT NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-072030- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 330 AM EST THU FEB 7 2013 .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON