000 FZNT24 KNHC 180231 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 931 PM EST SUN FEB 17 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. GMZ001-181430- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 931 PM EST SUN FEB 17 2013 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER THE NE GULF OF MEXICO WILL SHIFT INTO THE W ATLANTIC WATERS MON. SE RETURN FLOW HAS SET UP OVER THE W GULF AND WILL SPREAD EASTWARD THROUGH MON. A WEAKER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF TUE THEN STALL AND DISSIPATE OVER NORTHERN GULF WATERS WED. THE FRONT WILL STALL FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO S TEXAS EARLY WED...THEN WILL SHIFT N AS A WARM FRONT WED NIGHT AND THU. THE WARM FRONT WILL SHIFT N OF THE AREA THU NIGHT AS A THIRD COLD FRONT SHIFTS INTO THE NW GULF WATERS THU NIGHT. THIS COLD FRONT WILL REACH FROM SE LOUISIANA TO N MEXICO FRI EVENING. $$ GMZ011-181430- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 931 PM EST SUN FEB 17 2013 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT...INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 7 FT LATE. .MON...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NE LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .THU...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ013-181430- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 931 PM EST SUN FEB 17 2013 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E TO 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. .FRI...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ015-181430- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 931 PM EST SUN FEB 17 2013 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N AND S 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. S OF 27N...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ017-181430- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 931 PM EST SUN FEB 17 2013 .TONIGHT...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 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ019-181430- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 931 PM EST SUN FEB 17 2013 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ021-181430- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 931 PM EST SUN FEB 17 2013 .TONIGHT...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...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 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. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-181430- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 931 PM EST SUN FEB 17 2013 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 5 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-181430- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 931 PM EST SUN FEB 17 2013 .TONIGHT...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...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER AL