000 FZNT24 KNHC 230843 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 343 AM EST SAT FEB 23 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. GMZ001-232045- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 343 AM EST SAT FEB 23 2013 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT EXTEND FROM FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NE MEXICO BEGIN TO MOVE SE LATE TODAY THEN REACH AND STALL FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE TONIGHT. REMNANTS OF FRONT LIFT N AS WARM FRONT SUN. SECOND COLD FRONT MOVE OFF TEXAS COAST EARLY MON WITH GALE FORCE WINDS W OF 94W AND REACH FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO YUCATAN PENINSULA EARLY TUE AND MOVE SE OF AREA TUE NIGHT. THIRD COLD FRONT MOVES INTO NW WATERS WED. $$ GMZ011-232045- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 343 AM EST SAT FEB 23 2013 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ013-232045- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 343 AM EST SAT FEB 23 2013 .TODAY...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON...SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ015-232045- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 343 AM EST SAT FEB 23 2013 .TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ017-232045- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 343 AM EST SAT FEB 23 2013 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED MON AND MON NIGHT... .TODAY...E OF 96W...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING N LATE. W OF 96W...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ019-232045- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 343 AM EST SAT FEB 23 2013 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-232045- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 343 AM EST SAT FEB 23 2013 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ023-232045- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 343 AM EST SAT FEB 23 2013 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED MON AND MON NIGHT... .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO W LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT SHIFTING SE TO S LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-232045- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 343 AM EST SAT FEB 23 2013 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE AND TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES