000 FZNT24 KNHC 020843 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 343 AM EST SAT MAR 2 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. GMZ001-022045- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 343 AM EST SAT MAR 2 2013 .SYNOPSIS...COLD REINFORCING HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY AND RESULT IN MODERATE TO STRONG NW TO N WINDS ACROSS MOST OF THE GULF....WITH BUILDING SEAS BY AFTERNOON. THE HIGH PRES WILL SHIFT EASTWARD AND WEAKEN SUN AND MON...ALLOWING FOR WINDS AND SEAS TO DECREASE OVER MUCH OF THE AREA. A NEW COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST EARLY TUE...REACHING A POSITION FROM THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO SW GULF LATE TUE...THEN QUICKLY RACE SE TO E OF FLORIDA EARLY ON WED...FOLLOWED BY STRONG NW TO N WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS. CONDITIONS WILL SUBSIDE BY LATE WED AS HIGH PRES IN ITS WAKE SLIDES E. $$ GMZ011-022045- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 343 AM EST SAT MAR 2 2013 .TODAY...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 6 FT LATE. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT LATE. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .MON...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ013-022045- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 343 AM EST SAT MAR 2 2013 .TODAY...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...E OF 90W...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE...SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. W OF 90W...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE...SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S LATE. E OF 90W...SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. W OF 90W...SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ015-022045- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 343 AM EST SAT MAR 2 2013 .TODAY...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. N OF 27N...SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N...SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT LATE. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ017-022045- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 343 AM EST SAT MAR 2 2013 .TODAY...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT E OF 96W...AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF 96W. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ019-022045- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 343 AM EST SAT MAR 2 2013 .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-022045- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 343 AM EST SAT MAR 2 2013 .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SUN...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND 9 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. .SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 7 FT LATE. .MON...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-022045- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 343 AM EST SAT MAR 2 2013 .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-022045- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 343 AM EST SAT MAR 2 2013 .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE... AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .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. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING