000 FZNT24 KNHC 211433 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 933 AM EST FRI FEB 21 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. GMZ001-220245- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 933 AM EST FRI FEB 21 2014 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM JUST E OF PENSACOLA FLORIDA SW TO 26N92W TO INLAND TO INLAND MEXICO AT 24N97W WILL BECOME STATIONARY FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE THIS EVENING. A RATHER VIGOROUS SQUALL LINE IS JUST AHEAD OF THE FRONT WITH NUMEROUS TSTMS. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF ON SUN NIGHT AND DISSIPATE ALONG 27N ON MON. HIGH PRES WILL DEVELOP JUST W OF TAMPA BAY ON MON NIGHT AND SHIFT SE ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF REACHING NEAR THE FLORIDA KEYS LATE TUE NIGHT. A THIRD COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN WATERS ON TUE REACHING FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO SE TEXAS AT SUNRISE ON WED. $$ GMZ011-220245- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 933 AM EST FRI FEB 21 2014 ...GALE WARNING S OF 27N... .TODAY...S OF 27N NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 27N NE WINDS 20 T0 25 KT...BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ013-220245- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 933 AM EST FRI FEB 21 2014 .TODAY...E OF 90W...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. W OF 90W...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR NUMEROUS TSTMS E OF 90W. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE...S WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ015-220245- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 933 AM EST FRI FEB 21 2014 .TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 5 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. .TUE...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ017-220245- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 933 AM EST FRI FEB 21 2014 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ019-220245- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 933 AM EST FRI FEB 21 2014 .TODAY...N OF 24N...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. S OF 24N...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ021-220245- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 933 AM EST FRI FEB 21 2014 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ023-220245- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 933 AM EST FRI FEB 21 2014 .TODAY...S OF 21N W OF 95W...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE... N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT... SHIFTING TO E LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ025-220245- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 933 AM EST FRI FEB 21 2014 .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE