000 FZNT24 KNHC 022127 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 427 PM EST SUN FEB 2 2014 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. GMZ001-030930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 427 PM EST SUN FEB 2 2014 .SYNOPSIS...SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL DOMINATE MOST OF THE BASIN THROUGH THIS EVENING BEFORE A COLD FRONT BEGINS TO MOVE SE INTO THE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS. THE FRONT WILL MOVE SE AND REACH FROM MOBILE AL TO NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO BY MON MORNING WHERE IT WILL BEGIN TO STALL...THEN WILL DRIFT NW AND MOVE INLAND MON NIGHT. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL AGAIN DOMINATE THE ENTIRE BASIN EARLY TUE. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS LATE TUE REACHING FROM SW FLORIDA TO THE SW GULF BY LATE WED WHERE IT WILL STALL THROUGH THU. $$ GMZ011-030930- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 427 PM EST SUN FEB 2 2014 .TONIGHT...AHEAD OF FRONT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. BEHIND FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT AND DECREASING SLIGHTLY LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ013-030930- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 427 PM EST SUN FEB 2 2014 .TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E OF 90W...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING SE LATE. W OF 90W...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ015-030930- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 427 PM EST SUN FEB 2 2014 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-030930- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 427 PM EST SUN FEB 2 2014 .TONIGHT...E OF 96W...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING NE BEHIND FRONT LATE. W OF 96W...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT... BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT... SHIFTING TO NE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ019-030930- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 427 PM EST SUN FEB 2 2014 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-030930- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 427 PM EST SUN FEB 2 2014 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ023-030930- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 427 PM EST SUN FEB 2 2014 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ025-030930- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 427 PM EST SUN FEB 2 2014 .TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING