000 FZNT24 KNHC 280159 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 859 PM EST THU FEB 27 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. GMZ001-281400- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 859 PM EST THU FEB 27 2014 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE FLORIDA KEYS SW TO THE FAR WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL STALL OVER THE FAR SE GULF WATERS OVERNIGHT...AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH FRI. A RIDGE WILL BECOME STATIONARY FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE TEXAS COASTAL BEND FROM FRI NIGHT TO SUN. ANOTHER COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO REACH THE TEXAS COAST SUN NIGHT...AND EMERGE INTO THE NW GULF EARLY ON MON. THIS FRONT WILL QUICKLY REACH FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE MON...AND FROM SW FLORIDA TO EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE BY LATE TUE. $$ GMZ011-281400- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 859 PM EST THU FEB 27 2014 .OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ013-281400- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 859 PM EST THU FEB 27 2014 .OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ015-281400- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 859 PM EST THU FEB 27 2014 .OVERNIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...INCREASING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-281400- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 859 PM EST THU FEB 27 2014 .OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT W OF 96W LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT W OF 96W BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE MON NIGHT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT....EXCEPT N TO NE 25 TO 30 KT W OF 96W. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT W OF 96W. $$ GMZ019-281400- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 859 PM EST THU FEB 27 2014 .OVERNIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-281400- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 859 PM EST THU FEB 27 2014 .OVERNIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...STRAITS OF FLORIDA...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE LATE. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ023-281400- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 859 PM EST THU FEB 27 2014 .OVERNIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ025-281400- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 859 PM EST THU FEB 27 2014 .OVERNIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE