000 FZNT24 KNHC 041509 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1009 AM EST FRI JAN 4 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. GMZ001-050315- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1009 AM EST FRI JAN 4 2013 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONTAL BOUNDARY HAS BECOME STATIONARY ACROSS THE GULF...EXTENDING FROM NEAR FORT MYERS FLORIDA TO NEAR 22N93W TO THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE THIS MORNING...WILL MEANDER ACROSS THE GULF WATERS THROUGH SAT. ALTHOUGH N GALES HAVE ENDED W OF THE BOUNDARY ACROSS THE SW GULF...HIGH SEAS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON THERE. A REINFORCING SURGE ON SUN WILL PUSH THE FRONT INTO THE SE GULF WATERS BY EARLY MON WHERE IT WILL STALL AND DISSIPATE. A THIRD COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST ON TUE NIGHT. $$ GMZ011-050315- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1009 AM EST FRI JAN 4 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ013-050315- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1009 AM EST FRI JAN 4 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT LATE. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ015-050315- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1009 AM EST FRI JAN 4 2013 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT LATE. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ017-050315- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1009 AM EST FRI JAN 4 2013 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ019-050315- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1009 AM EST FRI JAN 4 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...N OF 24N...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. S OF 24N...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-050315- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1009 AM EST FRI JAN 4 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. STRAITS OF FLORIDA...SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT LATE. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ023-050315- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1009 AM EST FRI JAN 4 2013 .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 9 TO 13 FT...SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 10 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-050315- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1009 AM EST FRI JAN 4 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 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. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING