000 FZNT24 KNHC 231455 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 953 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. GMZ001-232215- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 953 AM EST SAT FEB 23 2013 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM PENSACOLA FLORIDA SW TO A WEAK 1009 MB LOW IN THE SW GULF NEAR 23N97W WILL BEGIN TO SLOWLY MOVE SE AS A COLD FRONT THIS AFTERNOON REACHING FROM NEAR CEDAR KEY FLORIDA TO 26N88W AND STATIONARY TO THE WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE BY LATE TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL THEN LIFT BACK N AS WARM FRONT ON SUN. A SECOND COLD FRONT MOVE OFF TEXAS COAST EARLY MON WITH GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED W OF THE FRONT OVER PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN GULF. THIS FRONT WILL REACH FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO YUCATAN PENINSULA EARLY TUE...AND MOVE SE OF AREA TUE NIGHT. YET ANOTHER COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE ACROSS THE NW AND N CENTRAL WATERS WED FOLLOWED BY STRONG HIGH PRES IN ITS WAKE. $$ GMZ011-232215- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 953 AM EST SAT FEB 23 2013 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED MON... .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 25 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON AND DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON AND TO 8 TO 10 FT DURING REST OF THE AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING...THEN SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT LATE MON NIGHT...EXCEPT 7 TO 9 FT FAR SE PART. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-232215- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 953 AM EST SAT FEB 23 2013 .TODAY...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR N PART. .TONIGHT...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. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ015-232215- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 953 AM EST SAT FEB 23 2013 .TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR N PART. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N PART. .MON...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-232215- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 953 AM EST SAT FEB 23 2013 ...GALE CONDTIONS EXPECTED MON INTO MON NIGHT... .TODAY...E OF 96W...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. W OF 96W...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 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 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E OF 96W...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. W OF 96W...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT EARLY...THEN BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-232215- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 953 AM EST SAT FEB 23 2013 .TODAY...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT E OF 90W...AND S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT W OF 90W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS FAR N PART. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR N PART. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT E OF 90W...AND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT W OF 90W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR N PART. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART. .MON...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-232215-E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 953 AM EST SAT FEB 23 2013 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .MON...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 6 FT S OF 24N W OF 85W. $$ GMZ023-232215- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 953 AM EST SAT FEB 23 2013 .TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PART. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-232215- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 953 AM EST SAT FEB 23 2013 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE