000 FZNT24 KNHC 100247 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 947 PM EST WED JAN 9 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. GMZ001-101500- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 947 PM EST WED JAN 9 2013 .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT MEANDERS E TO W ACROSS THE NORTHERN COASTS FROM N FLORIDA TO MOBILE BAY THEN W-SW ALONG THE COASTS TO SE TEXAS NEAR 29N96W...WITH A TRAILING STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING S TO 21N98W. THE TRAILING FRONT HAS STALLED ACROSS THE W GULF THIS EVENING BUT WILL BEGIN TO MOVE E FRI...REACHING FROM SE LOUISIANA TO FAR W BAY OF CAMPECHE BY FRI EVENING...THEN LIFT NW AND INLAND BY SAT EVENING. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE SUN AND STALL FROM MISSISSIPPI DELTA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE THROUGH MON. $$ GMZ011-101500- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 947 PM EST WED JAN 9 2013 .TONIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .FRI...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ013-101500- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 947 PM EST WED JAN 9 2013 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...E OF 90W...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. W OF 90W...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...E OF 90W...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. W OF 90W...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ015-101500- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 947 PM EST WED JAN 9 2013 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-101500- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 947 PM EST WED JAN 9 2013 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND E OF FRONT. .THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ019-101500- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 947 PM EST WED JAN 9 2013 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-101500- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 947 PM EST WED JAN 9 2013 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-101500- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 947 PM EST WED JAN 9 2013 .TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE LATE. ELSEWHERE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE... S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-101500- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 947 PM EST WED JAN 9 2013 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE... AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 5 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING