000 FZNT24 KNHC 030859 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 359 AM EST MON FEB 3 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. GMZ001-032100- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 359 AM EST MON FEB 3 2014 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT HAS ENTERED THE GULF WATERS AND EXTENDS FROM SE LOUISIANA TO NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO. MINIMAL GALE FORCE WINDS ARE BEHIND THE FRONT ACROSS THE FAR WEST-CENTRAL PORTION OF THE GULF. GALES ARE EXPECTED TO SPREAD ACROSS THE SW GULF THIS MORNING. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM MOBILE AL TO NEAR VERACRUZ MEXICO THIS MORNING THEN STALL FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE...BEFORE DRIFTING NW AND MOVING INLAND TUE. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL AGAIN DOMINATE THE ENTIRE BASIN 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. $$ GMZ011-032100- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 359 AM EST MON FEB 3 2014 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ013-032100- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 359 AM EST MON FEB 3 2014 .TODAY...E OF 90W...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. W OF 90W...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT E OF 90W...AND 5 TO 7 FT W OF 90W. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ015-032100- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 359 AM EST MON FEB 3 2014 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-032100- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 359 AM EST MON FEB 3 2014 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 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...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ019-032100- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 359 AM EST MON FEB 3 2014 .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-032100- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 359 AM EST MON FEB 3 2014 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...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...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-032100- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 359 AM EST MON FEB 3 2014 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE LESS THAN 5 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ025-032100- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 359 AM EST MON FEB 3 2014 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 2 TO 4 FT ELSEWHERE. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. 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...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER GR