000 FZNT24 KNHC 041447 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 947 AM EST TUE FEB 4 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. GMZ001-050300- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 947 AM EST TUE FEB 4 2014 .SYNOPSIS...SE RETURN FLOW DOMINATES THE BASIN WITH A WARM FRONT ALONG THE NW AND N CENTRAL GULF COASTS. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS LATER TODAY REACHING FROM THE W FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO TAMPICO MEXICO WED STALLING THU MORNING THROUGH FRI MORNING FROM NEAR SARASOTA FLORIDA TO 23N97W TO THE W BAY OF CAMPECHE BEFORE DRIFTING NW INTO THE GULF COASTAL WATERS THROUGH LATE SAT. $$ GMZ011-050300- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 947 AM EST TUE FEB 4 2014 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. $$ GMZ013-050300- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 947 AM EST TUE FEB 4 2014 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. $$ GMZ015-050300- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 947 AM EST TUE FEB 4 2014 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N...AND S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ017-050300- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 947 AM EST TUE FEB 4 2014 .TODAY...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. .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...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ GMZ019-050300- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 947 AM EST TUE FEB 4 2014 .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...N OF 24N...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. S OF 24N...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ GMZ021-050300- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 947 AM EST TUE FEB 4 2014 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ023-050300- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 947 AM EST TUE FEB 4 2014 .TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. $$ GMZ025-050300- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 947 AM EST TUE FEB 4 2014 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 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. .THU...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .FRI...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY