000 FZNT24 KNHC 021503 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1003 AM EST WED JAN 2 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. GMZ001-030315- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1003 AM EST WED JAN 2 2013 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE SW BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL CONTINUE MOVE SLOWLY E TODAY EXTENDING FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE TONIGHT. A REINFORCING NORTHERLY SURGE WILL MOVE THE FRONT TO THE FAR S GULF ON FRI WITH MINIMAL GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED OVER THE SW GULF W OF THE FRONT FRI NIGHT. ANOTHER REINFORCING N SURGE WILL SPREAD S ACROSS THE GULF SAT NIGHT AND SUN WITH MINIMAL GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED OVER THE SW GULF ON SUN NIGHT. $$ GMZ011-030315- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1003 AM EST WED JAN 2 2013 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR THE FRONT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ013-030315- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1003 AM EST WED JAN 2 2013 .TODAY...E OF 90W...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. W OF 90W...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF 90W...AND 6 TO 8 FT W OF 90W. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. E OF 90W...SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. W OF 90W...SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR THE FRONT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR THE FRONT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ015-030315- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1003 AM EST WED JAN 2 2013 .TODAY...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...N OF 27N...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. S OF 27N...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR THE FRONT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR THE FRONT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-030315- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1003 AM EST WED JAN 2 2013 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR THE FRONT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ GMZ019-030315- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1003 AM EST WED JAN 2 2013 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N OF 24N...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. S OF 24N...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR THE FRONT. .THU...N OF 24N...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. S OF 24N...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR THE FRONT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ021-030315- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1003 AM EST WED JAN 2 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR THE FRONT. .THU NIGHT...STRAITS OF FLORIDA...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ023-030315- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1003 AM EST WED JAN 2 2013 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY... ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SUNDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. ELSEWHERE...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 8 TO 11 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 9 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 8 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KTCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KTCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ GMZ025-030315- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1003 AM EST WED JAN 2 2013 .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. ELSEWHERE NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .THU...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING SW LATE. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .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. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER DGS