000 FZNT24 KNHC 051939 AAA OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO...UPDATED NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 239 PM EST SAT JAN 5 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. GMZ001-060745- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 239 PM EST SAT JAN 5 2013 .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONTAL BOUNDARY EXTENDS FROM EXTREME S FLORIDA AND THE FLORIDA KEYS INTO THE SE GULF NEAR 24N86W...WHILE A PERSISTENT FRONTAL TROUGH LIES OVER THE WESTERN GULF FROM 28N94W TO LOW PRES NEAR 24N95W TO 19N92W. STRONG PRES GRADIENT TO THE W OF FRONTAL TROUGH AND LOW HAS INDUCED AND AREA OF GALES THAT AREA EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON. THE FRONT HAS BEGUN TO DRIFT N AND WILL MOVE TO THE CENTRAL GULF THIS AFTERNOON WHILE THE FRONTAL TROUGH REMAINS STATIONARY. A REINFORCING SURGE OF COOLER AIR ON SUN WILL PUSH THE FRONT INTO THE SE GULF WATERS BY EARLY MON WHERE IT WILL STALL AND DISSIPATE. A NEW COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST ON TUE NIGHT AND EXTEND FROM CENTRAL LOUISIANA TO TAMPICO MEXICO ON WED NIGHT. $$ GMZ011-060745- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 239 PM EST SAT JAN 5 2013 .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ013-060745- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 239 PM EST SAT JAN 5 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF 90W...AND 6 TO 8 FT W OF 90W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ015-060745- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 239 PM EST SAT JAN 5 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ017-060745- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 239 PM EST SAT JAN 5 2013 ...GALE WARNING W OF 95W... .TODAY...E OF 96W...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NW LATE. W OF 96W...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ019-060745- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 239 PM EST SAT JAN 5 2013 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...N OF 24N...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 20 TO 25 KT LATE. S OF 24N...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ021-060745- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 239 PM EST SAT JAN 5 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ023-060745- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 239 PM EST SAT JAN 5 2013 .TODAY...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 8 TO 11 FT ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 7 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. .SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 7 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ025-060745- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 239 PM EST SAT JAN 5 2013 .TODAY...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 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...NW TO N WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING NE LATE. ELSEWHERE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SW LATE. ELSEWHERE...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .MON...NE TO 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. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING