000 FZNT24 KNHC 240841 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 341 AM EST SUN FEB 24 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. GMZ001-242045- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 341 AM EST SUN FEB 24 2013 .SYNOPSIS...FRONT FROM FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO 27N90W TO 18N94W HAS STARTED TO MOVE E AS COLD FRONT TO REACH FROM CEDAR KEY FLORIDA ALONG 26N TO CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE EARLY TODAY THEN STALL AND BEGIN TO MOVE N AS WARM FRONT TONIGHT. COLD FRONT MOVE OFF TEXAS COAST EARLY MON WITH GALE FORCE WINDS AND SEAS TO 9 FT W OF BOUNDARY. IT IS EXPECTED TO REACH FROM MISSISSIPPI DELTA TO CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE MON...FROM FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO YUCATAN PENINSULA EARLY TUE THEN SE OF AREA TUE NIGHT. THIRD COLD FRONT MOVE OFF TEXAS COAST WED AND RACE SE OF AREA EARLY THU. $$ GMZ011-242045- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 341 AM EST SUN FEB 24 2013 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED MON AND MON NIGHT... .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .MON...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING W TO NW 25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. .TUE...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ013-242045- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 341 AM EST SUN FEB 24 2013 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED MON NIGHT... .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .MON...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT E OF 90W AND TO 10 FT W OF 90W. .TUE...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ015-242045- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 341 AM EST SUN FEB 24 2013 .TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ017-242045- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 341 AM EST SUN FEB 24 2013 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED MON AND MON NIGHT N OF 24N... .TODAY...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E OF 96W...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. W OF 96W...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...N OF 24N N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT E OF 94W AND TO 10 FT W OF 94W. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ019-242045- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 341 AM EST SUN FEB 24 2013 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT LATE. .MON NIGHT...N OF 24N...SW TO W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. S OF 24N...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT N OF 24N AND TO 7 FT S OF 24N. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-242045- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 341 AM EST SUN FEB 24 2013 .TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-242045- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 341 AM EST SUN FEB 24 2013 .TODAY...NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT SHIFTING TO SE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-242045- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 341 AM EST SUN FEB 24 2013 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SW 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE AND TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES