000 FZNT24 KNHC 170232 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 932 PM EST SAT FEB 16 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. GMZ001-171445- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 932 PM EST SAT FEB 16 2013 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT IN THE FAR SE GULF WILL MOVE SE OF THE GULF WATERS BY MIDNIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO WILL SHIFT ACROSS THE N PART OF THE AREA INTO N FLORIDA BY SUN NIGHT. THIS WILL HELP FOR SLY RETURN FLOW SETTING UP OVER THE WESTERN GULF SUN AND SPREADING E THROUGH MON. A WEAKER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF EARLY TUE. THIS FRONT WILL REACH FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO SOUTHERN TEXAS EARLY WED WHERE IT WILL STALL AND LIFT NORTHWARD AS A WARM FRONT WED NIGHT...LIFTING N OF THE AREA THU. A THIRD COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST THU NIGHT. $$ GMZ011-171445- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 932 PM EST SAT FEB 16 2013 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT...INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. $$ GMZ013-171445- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 932 PM EST SAT FEB 16 2013 .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF 90W...AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF 90W. .SUN NIGHT...E OF 90W...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. W OF 90W...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF 90W...AND 6 TO 8 FT W OF 90W. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ GMZ015-171445- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 932 PM EST SAT FEB 16 2013 .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ017-171445- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 932 PM EST SAT FEB 16 2013 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ019-171445- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 932 PM EST SAT FEB 16 2013 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ021-171445- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 932 PM EST SAT FEB 16 2013 .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ023-171445- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 932 PM EST SAT FEB 16 2013 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 7 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 6 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 5 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ025-171445- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 932 PM EST SAT FEB 16 2013 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .MON NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER AL