000 FZNT24 KNHC 232115 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 415 PM 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. GMZ001-241000- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 415 PM EST SAT FEB 23 2013 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK COLD FRONT FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO 26N91W TO 18N93W WILL REACH FROM NEAR CEDAR KEY FLORIDA TO 26N90W TO THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE TONIGHT...THEN STALL EARLY SUN ACROSS CENTRAL FLORIDA...AND BEGIN TO LIFT BACK N AS WARM FRONT ON SUN AFTERNOON. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST AROUND SUNRISE MON AND REACH FROM THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA TO THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE MON...REACH FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA AROUND SUNRISE TUE...AND MOVE SE OF AREA TUE NIGHT. A THIRD COLD FRONT WILL OFF THE TEXAS COAST WED AND RACE SE OF THE AREA EARLY THU. $$ GMZ011-241000- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 415 PM EST SAT FEB 23 2013 ...GALE CONDTIONS EXPECTED... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON....S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 25 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON AND DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON AND TO 8 TO 10 FT DURING REST OF THE AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 30 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ013-241000- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 415 PM EST SAT FEB 23 2013 .TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 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 5 FT. .MON...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...SHIFTING TO NW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TUE...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ015-241000- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 415 PM EST SAT FEB 23 2013 .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ017-241000- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 415 PM EST SAT FEB 23 2013 ...GALE CONDTIONS EXPECTED... .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 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...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...S WINDS 10 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW 25 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT EARLY AND INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT LATE MON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ019-241000- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 415 PM EST SAT FEB 23 2013 .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW 25 TO 30 KT BEHIND THE FRONT...THEN DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR THE FRONT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-241000- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 415 PM EST SAT FEB 23 2013 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 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...BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-241000- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 415 PM EST SAT FEB 23 2013 ...GALE CONDTIONS EXPECTED... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...N WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW 5 TO 10 KT AHEAD OF FRONT AND N 2 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 7 W OF FRONT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT EARLY...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-241000- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 415 PM EST SAT FEB 23 2013 .TONIGHT...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...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WINDS W TO NW 5 TO 10 KT. ELSEWHERE...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT... BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON