000 FZNT24 KNHC 290200 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 900 PM EST MON JAN 28 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. GMZ001-291400- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 900 PM EST MON JAN 28 2013 .SYNOPSIS...SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW INCREASING OVER THE NW WATERS WILL SPREAD E ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF ON TUE IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE TEXAS COAST TUE NIGHT. THE COLD FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE WED...THEN MOVE SE OF THE GULF THU EVENING. HIGH PRES WILL THEN REBUILD ACROSS THE GULF THROUGH SAT. $$ GMZ011-291400- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 900 PM EST MON JAN 28 2013 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS IN LINES AHEAD OF FRONT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS IN LINES AHEAD OF FRONT. .WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ013-291400- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 900 PM EST MON JAN 28 2013 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS IN LINES AHEAD OF FRONT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .THU...NE TO WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ015-291400- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 900 PM EST MON JAN 28 2013 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S 20 TO 25 KT JUST AHEAD OF FRONT...AND W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT IN NW WATERS LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .WED NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-291400- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 900 PM EST MON JAN 28 2013 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT LATE. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. E OF 96W...SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. W OF 96W...SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ019-291400- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 900 PM EST MON JAN 28 2013 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-291400- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 900 PM EST MON JAN 28 2013 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ023-291400- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 900 PM EST MON JAN 28 2013 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N BEHIND FRONT EXTREME NW WATERS LATE. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. A FEW TSTMS. .WED...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-291400- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 900 PM EST MON JAN 28 2013 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 2 TO 4 FT ELSEWHERE. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .TUE NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT AHEAD OF FRONT...BECOMING W TO NW BEHIND FRONT NW WATERS LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SEAS 1 FT...BUILDING TO 2 TO 3 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON