000 FZNT24 KNHC 070311 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1011 PM EST WED MAR 6 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. GMZ001-071515- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1011 PM EST WED MAR 6 2013 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTEND FROM SW FLORIDA TO 24N87W THEN STATIONARY TO 22N94W TO 18N95W. COLD FRONT MOVE SE OF GULF TONIGHT. FRESH N BREEZE BEHIND FRONT DIMINISH AS HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER NORTHERN GULF. SE RETURN FLOW INCREASE SAT AND SUN AHEAD OF SECOND COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF TEXAS COAST LATE SUN. WINDS REACH NEAR GALE FORCE BEHIND SECOND FRONT ALONG NE COAST OF MEXICO LATE SUN. $$ GMZ011-071515- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1011 PM EST WED MAR 6 2013 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ013-071515- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1011 PM EST WED MAR 6 2013 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ015-071515- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1011 PM EST WED MAR 6 2013 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ017-071515- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1011 PM EST WED MAR 6 2013 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED MON... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ GMZ019-071515- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1011 PM EST WED MAR 6 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ021-071515- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1011 PM EST WED MAR 6 2013 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ023-071515- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1011 PM EST WED MAR 6 2013 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED MON... .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ AND TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU...NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT SHIFTING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ025-071515- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1011 PM EST WED MAR 6 2013 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE AND TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE AND TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES