000 FZNT24 KNHC 280854 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 354 AM EST THU FEB 28 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. GMZ001-282100- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 354 AM EST THU FEB 28 2013 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM FLORIDA KEYS ACROSS YUCATAN PASSAGE TODAY. HIGH PRES BUILDING NW GULF PUSH REINFORCING SURGE OF COLD AIR ACROSS BASIN TONIGHT MERGING WITH STATIONARY FRONT OVER FLORIDA AND ACROSS YUCATAN PASSAGE LATE FRI. HIGH PRES BUILD S BEHIND FRONT WITH STRONG NW TO N WINDS W OF 94W EARLY FRI SPREADING EASTWARD INTO CENTRAL AND EASTERN GULF OVER WEEKEND. LONG SUSTAINED FETCH BUILDING SEAS UP TO 15-17 FT BY LATE SUN. WINDS AND SEAS DIMINISH AS HIGH PRES SHIFT INTO EASTERN GULF MON. $$ GMZ011-282100- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 354 AM EST THU FEB 28 2013 .TODAY...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ013-282100- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 354 AM EST THU FEB 28 2013 .TODAY...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ015-282100- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 354 AM EST THU FEB 28 2013 .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-282100- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 354 AM EST THU FEB 28 2013 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ019-282100- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 354 AM EST THU FEB 28 2013 .TODAY...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-282100- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 354 AM EST THU FEB 28 2013 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ023-282100- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 354 AM EST THU FEB 28 2013 .TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ AND TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ AND TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-282100- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 354 AM EST THU FEB 28 2013 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE AND TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE AND TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES