000 FZNT24 KNHC 241501 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1001 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. GMZ001-250315- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1001 AM EST SUN FEB 24 2013 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM N FLORIDA TO 25N93W WILL STALL THIS AFTERNOON SUN AFTERNOON AND BEGIN TO LIFT BACK N AS WARM FRONT THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST MON MORNING AND REACH FROM THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA TO THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE MON EVENING...THEN FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA TUE MORNING...AND MOVE SE OF THE GULF WATERS AREA TUE NIGHT. GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT. A THIRD COLD FRONT WILL OFF THE TEXAS COAST WED AND RACE SE OF THE AREA EARLY THU. $$ GMZ011-250315- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1001 AM EST SUN FEB 24 2013 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .MON...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 9 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. .TUE...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-250315- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1001 AM EST SUN FEB 24 2013 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY... .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 TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON NIGHT...S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT W OF FRONT. E OF 90W...SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. W OF 90W...SEAS 8 TO 9 FT...BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ015-250315- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1001 AM EST SUN FEB 24 2013 .TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-250315- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1001 AM EST SUN FEB 24 2013 .TODAY...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...E OF 96W...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. W OF 96W...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-250315- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1001 AM EST SUN FEB 24 2013 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...N OF 24N...SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. S OF 24N...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-250315- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1001 AM EST SUN FEB 24 2013 .TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 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...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ023-250315- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1001 AM EST SUN FEB 24 2013 .TODAY...NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO SE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-250315- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1001 AM EST SUN FEB 24 2013 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S TO 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...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER GR