000 FZNT24 KNHC 010845 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 345 AM EST FRI MAR 1 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. GMZ001-012045- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 345 AM EST FRI MAR 1 2013 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM N BAHAMAS THROUGH STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO 23.5N87W TO CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL DRIFT SE AND REACH NW COAST OF CUBA THROUGH YUCATAN CHANNEL THIS EVENING AND THEN SHIFT SE INTO NW CARIBBEAN SAT. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SE ACROSS THE AREA IN WAKE OF THE FRONT THROUGH SAT WITH MODERATE TO STRONG NW TO N WINDS THROUGHOUT. HIGH WILL THEN SHIFT TO THE CENTRAL THEN EASTERN GULF SUN AND MON WHERE IT WILL WEAKEN ALLOWING FOR WINDS AND SEAS TO DECREASE OVER MUCH OF THE AREA. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP OVER THE FAR WESTERN GULF LATE SUN INTO MON IN ADVANCE OF THE THE NEXT COLD FRONT. THIS FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST MON NIGHT INTO TUE...AND REACH FROM THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO SW GULF BY LATE TUE. $$ GMZ011-012045- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 345 AM EST FRI MAR 1 2013 .TODAY...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ013-012045- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 345 AM EST FRI MAR 1 2013 .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ015-012045- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 345 AM EST FRI MAR 1 2013 .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ017-012045- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 345 AM EST FRI MAR 1 2013 .TODAY...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E OF 96W...AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF 96W. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-012045- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 345 AM EST FRI MAR 1 2013 .TODAY...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ021-012045- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 345 AM EST FRI MAR 1 2013 .TODAY...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ023-012045- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 345 AM EST FRI MAR 1 2013 .TODAY...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-012045- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 345 AM EST FRI MAR 1 2013 .TODAY...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE... AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. .SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING