000 FZNT24 KNHC 120902 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 402 AM EST TUE FEB 12 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. GMZ001-122115- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 402 AM EST TUE FEB 12 2013 .SYNOPSIS...FRONT EXTENDS FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NEAR BROWNSVILLE TEXAS WILL REMAIN STATIONARY ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF. LOW PRES EXPECTED TO FORM ALONG THE FRONT LATE TUE WILL MOVE NE ACROSS THE SE U.S. AND PUSH A COLD FRONT SE ACROSS THE GULF THROUGH LATE WED. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO SW GULF WED THEN BECOME STATIONARY OVER THE SE GULF THU AND FRI. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA SAT FOLLOWED BY A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN WINDS AND SEAS. $$ GMZ011-122115- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 402 AM EST TUE FEB 12 2013 .TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ013-122115- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 402 AM EST TUE FEB 12 2013 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ015-122115- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 402 AM EST TUE FEB 12 2013 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ017-122115- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 402 AM EST TUE FEB 12 2013 .TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ019-122115- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 402 AM EST TUE FEB 12 2013 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...N OF 24N...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. S OF 24N...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ021-122115- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 402 AM EST TUE FEB 12 2013 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ023-122115- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 402 AM EST TUE FEB 12 2013 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SATURDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT INCREASING 30 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING 9 TO 12 FT LATE. $$ GMZ025-122115- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 402 AM EST TUE FEB 12 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...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 2 TO 4 FT ELSEWHERE. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S LESS THAN 5 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ FORECASTER DGS