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NWS ForecastFZNT24 KNHC 150230 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM EST THU FEB 14 2013 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. GMZ001-151430- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM EST THU FEB 14 2013 SYNOPSIS A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM SOUTH FLORIDA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE. THIS FRONT WILL DRIFT SLOWLY EAST OVERNIGHT AND STALL FROM THE FLORIDA BAY TO THE CENTRAL YUCATAN FRI MORNING. A REINFORCING COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE N GULF LATE FRI NIGHT MERGING WITH THE OLD FRONT. THE NEW FRONT WILL RAPIDLY MOVE THROUGH THE GULF...PUSHING S OF THE AREA BY SAT EVENING. RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP OVER THE WESTERN GULF SUN...INCREASING AND SPREADING E BY LATE SUN AND MON AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT TO MOVE INTO THE GULF WATERS ON TUE MORNING. THIS FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO SOUTH TEXAS TUE NIGHT. GMZ011-151430- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 930 PM EST THU FEB 14 2013 TONIGHT NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. FRI NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. FRI NIGHT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SAT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SAT NIGHT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SUN SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. MON S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. TUE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. GMZ013-151430- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 930 PM EST THU FEB 14 2013 TONIGHT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. FRI N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. FRI NIGHT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SAT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SAT NIGHT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SUN E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. MON SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. TUE SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. GMZ015-151430- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 930 PM EST THU FEB 14 2013 TONIGHT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FRI NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FRI NIGHT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SAT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. SAT NIGHT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SUN NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. MON E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. TUE SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. GMZ017-151430- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 930 PM EST THU FEB 14 2013 TONIGHT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FRI NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. FRI NIGHT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SAT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SAT NIGHT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SUN SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. MON SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. TUE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. GMZ019-151430- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 930 PM EST THU FEB 14 2013 TONIGHT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. FRI N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. FRI NIGHT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SAT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SAT NIGHT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SUN E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. MON SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. TUE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. GMZ021-151430- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 930 PM EST THU FEB 14 2013 TONIGHT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. FRI SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. FRI NIGHT W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA... AND N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SAT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SAT NIGHT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. SUN NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. MON E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. TUE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. GMZ023-151430- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 930 PM EST THU FEB 14 2013 TONIGHT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. FRI N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FRI NIGHT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SAT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 5 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 8 FT LATE. SAT NIGHT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 7 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. SUN E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. MON SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. TUE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. GMZ025-151430- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 930 PM EST THU FEB 14 2013 TONIGHT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EVENING. WINDS N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. FRI N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. FRI NIGHT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SAT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE... AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. SAT NIGHT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. SUN NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. MON E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. TUE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FORECASTER AL |