000 FZNT24 KNHC 100758 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 258 AM EST SUN FEB 10 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. GMZ001-102000- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 258 AM EST SUN FEB 10 2013 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER THE EASTERN GULF WILL SHIFT EASTWARD THROUGH MON ALLOWING FOR SOUTHERLY FLOW OVER THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL PORTIONS TO INCREASE WHILE SPREADING E TO THE EASTERN GULF. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST THIS EVENING THEN STALL OVER NORTHERN WATERS THROUGH TUE. LOW PRES IS FORECAST TO FORM ALONG THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY LATE TUE INTO WED. THE LOW WILL MOVE NE ACROSS THE SE U.S. PUSHING THE FRONT SE ACROSS THE GULF AS A COLD FRONT TO A POSITION FROM NEAR APALACHICOLA TO 24N90W TO SW GULF BY EARLY WED THEN WEAKEN TO A FRONTAL TROUGH AS IT MOVES TO THE FAR SOUTHERN WATERS THU. FRESH TO OCCASIONALLY STRONG N WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS WILL FOLLOW IN BEHIND THE FRONT OVER THE WESTERN GULF WED. $$ GMZ011-102000- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 258 AM EST SUN FEB 10 2013 .TODAY...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ013-102000- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 258 AM EST SUN FEB 10 2013 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ015-102000- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 258 AM EST SUN FEB 10 2013 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-102000- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 258 AM EST SUN FEB 10 2013 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E OF 96W...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. W OF 96W...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-102000- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 258 AM EST SUN FEB 10 2013 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-102000- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 258 AM EST SUN FEB 10 2013 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-102000- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 258 AM EST SUN FEB 10 2013 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT... BECOMING E TO SE LATE. ELSEWHERE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-102000- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 258 AM EST SUN FEB 10 2013 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .MON...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 2 TO 4 FT ELSEWHERE. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE