000 FZNT24 KNHC 011456 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 956 AM EST TUE JAN 1 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. GMZ001-020300- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 956 AM EST TUE JAN 1 2013 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO NE MEXICO WILL WEAKEN TODAY AS A COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE NW GULF. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA TO THE WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE THIS EVENING. THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN FROM THE FL BIG BEND TO THE CENTRAL GULF EARLY WED THEN STALL ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GULF THU NIGHT. WEAK LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONTAL REMNANTS IN THE BAY OF CAMPECHE ON FRI AND PERSIST THROUGH SUN. $$ GMZ011-020300- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 956 AM EST TUE JAN 1 2013 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ013-020300- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 956 AM EST TUE JAN 1 2013 .TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E OF 90W...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. W OF 90W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT E OF 90W AND 5 TO 7 FT W OF 90W. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ015-020300- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 956 AM EST TUE JAN 1 2013 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ017-020300- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 956 AM EST TUE JAN 1 2013 .TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU THROUGH SAT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ GMZ019-020300- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 956 AM EST TUE JAN 1 2013 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N OF 24N...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT BECOMING E LATE. S OF 24N...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF 24N N OF 24N AND SE 10 TO 15 KT S OF 24N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ GMZ021-020300- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 956 AM EST TUE JAN 1 2013 .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ023-020300- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 956 AM EST TUE JAN 1 2013 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ GMZ025-020300- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 956 AM EST TUE JAN 1 2013 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO SW TO W LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER DGS