000 FZNT24 KNHC 222117 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 417 PM EST FRI FEB 22 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. GMZ001-230930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 417 PM EST FRI FEB 22 2013 .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE ACROSS THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA TO NE MEXICO WILL BEGIN TO MOVE SE AGAIN TONIGHT...THEN STALL AGAIN FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE ON SAT NIGHT. REMNANTS OF THE FRONT WILL LIFT N AS A WARM FRONT ON SUN. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST MON...AND REACH FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA TUE MORNING AND MOVE SE OF THE AREA TUE NIGHT. A THIRD COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE NW WATERS ON WED. $$ GMZ011-230930- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 417 PM EST FRI FEB 22 2013 .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. W OF FRONT W TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ013-230930- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 417 PM EST FRI FEB 22 2013 .TONIGHT...E OF FRONT S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO W BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON...E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ015-230930- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 417 PM EST FRI FEB 22 2013 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT BEHIND FRONT NW WATERS LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...S OF FRONT SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF FRONT E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW BEHIND FRONT MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-230930- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 417 PM EST FRI FEB 22 2013 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED MONDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E OF FRONT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. W OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF FRONT N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT THEN DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-230930- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 417 PM EST FRI FEB 22 2013 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NW OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NW 25 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-230930- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 417 PM EST FRI FEB 22 2013 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. W OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-230930- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 417 PM EST FRI FEB 22 2013 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E OF FRONT S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...N WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO S LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...E OF FRONT S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT INCREASING BRIEFLY TO 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-230930- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 417 PM EST FRI FEB 22 2013 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 2 TO 4 FT ELSEWHERE. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...E OF FRONT S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON