000 FZNT24 KNHC 140917 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 417 AM EST THU FEB 14 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. GMZ001-142130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 417 AM EST THU FEB 14 2013 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM SW FLORIDA TO THE W BAY OF CAMPECHE. THE FRONT WILL STALL 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. $$ GMZ011-142130- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 417 AM EST THU FEB 14 2013 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ013-142130- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 417 AM EST THU FEB 14 2013 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ015-142130- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 417 AM EST THU FEB 14 2013 .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N AND NE 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ017-142130- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 417 AM EST THU FEB 14 2013 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND 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 THROUGH MON...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ019-142130- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 417 AM EST THU FEB 14 2013 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ021-142130- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 417 AM EST THU FEB 14 2013 .TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO SW TO W LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT THROUGH 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. $$ GMZ023-142130- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 417 AM EST THU FEB 14 2013 .TODAY...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ025-142130- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 417 AM EST THU FEB 14 2013 .TODAY...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. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...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. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER DGS