000 FZNT24 KNHC 132018 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 318 PM EST WED FEB 13 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. GMZ001-140830- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 318 PM EST WED FEB 13 2013 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND REGION TO THE SW GULF OF MEXICO WILL REACH FROM TAMPA BAY FLORIDA TO THE W BAY OF CAMPECHE THIS EVENING...STALLING OVER THE FAR SE GULF THU MORNING THROUGH FRI. A REINFORCING COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE N GULF LATE FRI NIGHT MERGING WITH THE OLD FRONT. THE NEW FRONT WILL RAPIDLY MOVE THROUGH THE GULF...PUSHING S OF THE AREA BY SAT EVENING. RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP OVER THE WESTERN GULF SUN...INCREASING AND SPREADING E BY LATE SUN AND MON. $$ GMZ011-140830- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 318 PM EST WED FEB 13 2013 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ013-140830- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 318 PM EST WED FEB 13 2013 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ015-140830- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 318 PM EST WED FEB 13 2013 .TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N AND NE 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT N OF 27N...AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ017-140830- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 318 PM EST WED FEB 13 2013 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ019-140830- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 318 PM EST WED FEB 13 2013 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ021-140830- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 318 PM EST WED FEB 13 2013 .TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO SW TO W LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ023-140830- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 318 PM EST WED FEB 13 2013 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ025-140830- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 318 PM EST WED FEB 13 2013 .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...NW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. ELSEWHERE...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER AL