000 FZNT24 KNHC 060858 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 358 AM EST THU FEB 6 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. GMZ001-062100- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 358 AM EST THU FEB 6 2014 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM NEAR SARASOTA TO 23N93W WHERE IT BECOMES STATIONARY THEN CONTINUES ACROSS THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE TO NEAR 18N94W. THE FRONT IS FORECAST TO STALL FROM SOUTH FLORIDA TO THE WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE TODAY AND FRI...THEN IT WILL MOVE SLOWLY SE REACHING THE SE GULF WATERS OVER THE WEEKEND. IT WILL FINALLY WEAKEN AND BECOME DIFFUSE OVER THE FAR SE WATERS BY SUN. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW IS FORECAST TO SET UP ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF BY THE END OF THE FORECAST PERIOD. $$ GMZ011-062100- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 358 AM EST THU FEB 6 2014 .TODAY...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-062100- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 358 AM EST THU FEB 6 2014 .TODAY...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ015-062100- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 358 AM EST THU FEB 6 2014 .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ017-062100- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 358 AM EST THU FEB 6 2014 .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-062100- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 358 AM EST THU FEB 6 2014 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ021-062100- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 358 AM EST THU FEB 6 2014 .TODAY...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ023-062100- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 358 AM EST THU FEB 6 2014 .TODAY...S OF 21N W OF 95W...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. ELSEWHERE... NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 5 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-062100- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 358 AM EST THU FEB 6 2014 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO W LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...S WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING SW LATE. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE... AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER GR