000 FZNT24 KNHC 040240 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 940 PM 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. GMZ001-041445- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 940 PM EST MON FEB 3 2014 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 30N85W TO 23N94.5W TO CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE HAS STALLED THIS EVENING...AND IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN TO MOVE NW AS A WARM FRONT OVERNIGHT AND TUE WITH SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW DEVELOPING ACROSS THE GULF IN ITS WAKE. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS LATE TUE AFTERNOON...THEN REACH FROM W FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO TAMPICO MEXICO WED MORNING...THEN STALL THU MORNING THROUGH FRI MORNING FROM NEAR SARASOTA FLORIDA TO 23N97W TO W BAY OF CAMPECHE...BEFORE DRIFTING N AND INTO THE N GULF COASTAL WATERS THROUGH LATE SAT. $$ GMZ011-041445- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 940 PM EST MON FEB 3 2014 .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-041445- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 940 PM EST MON FEB 3 2014 .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT E OF 90W...AND E 10 TO 15 KT W OF 90W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF 90W...AND 6 TO 8 FT W OF 90W. .THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ015-041445- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 940 PM EST MON FEB 3 2014 .OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...N OF 27N...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. S OF 27N...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ017-041445- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 940 PM EST MON FEB 3 2014 .OVERNIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT EARLY GRADUALLY BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT... SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT LATE. .TUE...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. 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 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-041445- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 940 PM EST MON FEB 3 2014 .OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...N OF 24N...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. S OF 24N...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 24N...AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 24N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...N OF 24N...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. S OF 24N...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ021-041445- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 940 PM EST MON FEB 3 2014 .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ023-041445- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 940 PM EST MON FEB 3 2014 .OVERNIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT LATE. .TUE...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-041445- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 940 PM EST MON FEB 3 2014 .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 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 TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING