000 FZNT24 KNHC 200243 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 943 PM 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. GMZ001-201445- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 943 PM EST TUE FEB 19 2013 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NE MEXICO WILL PASS THROUGH THE SE GULF WATERS LATE TONIGHT WHILE THE WEST SEGMENT OF THE FRONT STALLS TONIGHT ACROSS THE WEST CENTRAL WATERS...THEN LIFTS N AS A WARM FRONT ON WED. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST ON THU AFTERNOON...STALL FROM NW FLORIDA TO SE TEXAS ON FRI...THEN MOVE SE AGAIN ON SAT...STALLING AGAIN FROM SW FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE ON SAT NIGHT...THEN LIFT N AGAIN ON SUN. $$ GMZ011-201445- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 943 PM EST TUE FEB 19 2013 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT AHEAD OF FRONT AND N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ013-201445- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 943 PM EST TUE FEB 19 2013 .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 6 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ015-201445- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 943 PM EST TUE FEB 19 2013 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. S OF 27N...NW TO N WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N...AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 27N. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-201445- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 943 PM EST TUE FEB 19 2013 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...SE 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 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN MIXED SWELL. $$ GMZ019-201445- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 943 PM EST TUE FEB 19 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-201445- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 943 PM EST TUE FEB 19 2013 .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. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-201445- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 943 PM EST TUE FEB 19 2013 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ025-201445- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 943 PM EST TUE FEB 19 2013 .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...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT EVENING. WINDS SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EVENING. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 2 TO 4 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON