000 FZNT24 KNHC 072101 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 401 PM 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. GMZ001-080900- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 401 PM EST THU FEB 7 2013 .SYNOPSIS...1009 MB LOW PRES OVER THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE NEAR 31N85.5W WILL MOVE NE WHILE DRAGGING A COLD FRONT CURRENTLY EXTENDING FROM LOW SW CENTER TO NEAR 27N94W. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM 30N86W TO 23N89W LATER TONIGHT...FROM SOUTH FLORIDA TO 25N88W LATE FRI BEFORE DISSIPATING SAT. 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. $$ GMZ011-080900- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 401 PM EST THU FEB 7 2013 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ013-080900- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 401 PM EST THU FEB 7 2013 .TONIGHT...E OF 90W...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT LATE. W OF 90W...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ015-080900- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 401 PM EST THU FEB 7 2013 .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ017-080900- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 401 PM EST THU FEB 7 2013 .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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ019-080900- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 401 PM EST THU FEB 7 2013 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ021-080900- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 401 PM EST THU FEB 7 2013 .TONIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING N TO NE LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ023-080900- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 401 PM EST THU FEB 7 2013 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 5 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ025-080900- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 401 PM EST THU FEB 7 2013 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 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. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER GR