000 FZNT24 KNHC 190834 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM EST TUE FEB 19 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. GMZ001-192100- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM EST TUE FEB 19 2013 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT MOVING INTO THE NW GULF THIS MORNING WILL STALL FROM NORTHERN FLORIDA TO S TEXAS WED...SHIFT N AS A WARM FRONT WED NIGHT AND THU...AND MOVE N OF THE REGION LATE THU. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL REACH THE NW GULF THU NIGHT... EXTEND FROM SE LOUISIANA TO S TEXAS FRI NIGHT...AND FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND TO NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO SAT NIGHT. $$ GMZ011-192100- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 330 AM EST TUE FEB 19 2013 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .THU...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-192100- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 330 AM EST TUE FEB 19 2013 .TODAY...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ015-192100- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 330 AM EST TUE FEB 19 2013 .TODAY...N OF 27N...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. S OF 27N...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N OF 27N...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. S OF 27N...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-192100- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 330 AM EST TUE FEB 19 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ019-192100- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 330 AM EST TUE FEB 19 2013 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ021-192100- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 330 AM EST TUE FEB 19 2013 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-192100- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 330 AM EST TUE FEB 19 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-192100- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 330 AM EST TUE FEB 19 2013 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO 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. .THU...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER MUNDELL