000 FZNT24 KNHC 250850 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 350 AM EST MON FEB 25 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. GMZ001-252100- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 350 AM EST MON FEB 25 2013 .SYNOPSIS...WARM FRONT FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO MOBILE ALABAMA TO BROWNSVILLE TEXAS MOVE N OF AREA TONIGHT. STRONG COLD FRONT ENTERS NW GULF THIS AFTERNOON AND REACH FROM 30N89W TO 18N95W EARLY TONIGHT...THEN FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND TO YUCATAN PENINSULA EARLY TUE. FRONT MOVES SE OUT OF GULF WATERS WED AS REINFORCING SECOND COLD FRONT MOVES OFF TEXAS COAST AND RACES SE OF AREA BY THU. $$ GMZ011-252100- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 350 AM EST MON FEB 25 2013 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT LATE. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. .TUE...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT LATE. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING NE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ013-252100- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 350 AM EST MON FEB 25 2013 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E OF 90W...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING W 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. W OF 90W...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT LATE. .TUE...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT E OF 90W AND TO 13 FT W OF 90W. .TUE NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT E OF 90W AND TO 7 FT W OF 90W. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ015-252100- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 350 AM EST MON FEB 25 2013 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT N OF 27N AND TO 7 FT S OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. S OF 27N...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT N OF 27N AND TO 9 FT S OF 27N. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-252100- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 350 AM EST MON FEB 25 2013 .TODAY...E OF 96W...WINDS S 10 TO 15 KT EARLY. SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT LATE. W OF 96W...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT E OF 96W AND TO 9 FT W OF 96W. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ019-252100- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 350 AM EST MON FEB 25 2013 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N OF 24N...SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. S OF 24N...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-252100- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 350 AM EST MON FEB 25 2013 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-252100- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 350 AM EST MON FEB 25 2013 .TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE... NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ AND TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ AND TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ025-252100- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 350 AM EST MON FEB 25 2013 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE AND TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .TUE...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE AND TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE AND TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .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. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES