000 FZNT24 KNHC 121517 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1017 AM EST WED FEB 12 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. GMZ001-130330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1017 AM EST WED FEB 12 2014 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM A 1010 MB LOW PRES LOCATED NEAR 29N87W TO THE SW GULF JUST SOUTH OF POZA RICA MEXICO. MINIMAL GALE FORCE WINDS ARE BLOWING BEHIND THE FRONT. THE LOW PRES WILL MOVE RAPIDLY NE TODAY...MOVING NE OF THE AREA EARLY TONIGHT. THIS WILL DRAG THE COLD FRONT RAPIDLY ACROSS THE GULF WATERS...SHIFTING E OF THE AREA THU. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT AND PREVAIL THROUGH SUN. $$ GMZ011-130330- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1017 AM EST WED FEB 12 2014 .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-130330- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1017 AM EST WED FEB 12 2014 .TODAY...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E OF 90W...AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF 90W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ015-130330- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1017 AM EST WED FEB 12 2014 .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ017-130330- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1017 AM EST WED FEB 12 2014 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ019-130330- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1017 AM EST WED FEB 12 2014 .TODAY...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ021-130330- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1017 AM EST WED FEB 12 2014 .TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA... AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 KT...BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ023-130330- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1017 AM EST WED FEB 12 2014 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ025-130330- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1017 AM EST WED FEB 12 2014 .TODAY...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW TO W LESS THAN 5 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE... AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ FORECASTER GR