000 FZNT24 KNHC 310910 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 410 AM EST THU JAN 31 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. GMZ001-312115- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 410 AM EST THU JAN 31 2013 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM SANIBEL ISLAND FLORIDA TO NW YUCATAN PENINSULA TO EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE. SECONDARY SURGE OF NW WIND SWEEPING ACROSS N CENTRAL PORTIONS PRODUCING WINDS TO 30 KT ACROSS N CENTRAL PORTIONS EARLY THIS MORNING...WHILE GALES WILL CONTINUE ACROSS SW PORTIONS S OF 24N THROUGH 1200 UTC. FRONT TO MOVE SE OF AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON WITH WINDS QUICKLY VEERING N TO NE AND DIMINISHING. FRONT TO BECOME STATIONARY AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE ACROSS NW CARIBBEAN THROUGH SUN...WITH FRESH NE TO E WINDS EXPECTED TO PERSIST ACROSS THE EAST AND SOUTHEAST GULF THROUGH SAT...THEN DIMINISH SUN INTO MON. $$ GMZ011-312115- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 410 AM EST THU JAN 31 2013 .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ013-312115- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 410 AM EST THU JAN 31 2013 .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. E OF 90W...SEAS 9 TO 12 FT...SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. W OF 90W...SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ015-312115- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 410 AM EST THU JAN 31 2013 .TODAY...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. N OF 27N...SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. S OF 27N...SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 7 FT LATE. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 27N...AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ017-312115- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 410 AM EST THU JAN 31 2013 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. E OF 96W...SEAS 9 TO 14 FT...BECOMING 7 TO 10 FT LATE. W OF 96W...SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ019-312115- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 410 AM EST THU JAN 31 2013 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT...BECOMING 8 TO 10 FT LATE. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ021-312115- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 410 AM EST THU JAN 31 2013 .TODAY...STRAITS OF FLORIDA...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EARLY MORNING BECOMING N TO NE 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT THIS MORNING BECOMING N TO NE THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND 7 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-312115- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 410 AM EST THU JAN 31 2013 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...SE HALF N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT...SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT LATE. NW HALF N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 7 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT LATE. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-312115- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 410 AM EST THU JAN 31 2013 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 25 KT LATE. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 9 TO 13 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN LATE. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING