000 FZNT24 KNHC 102107 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 407 PM EST THU JAN 10 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. GMZ001-110915- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 407 PM EST THU JAN 10 2013 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM SW LOUISIANA TO INLAND ACROSS MEXICO NEAR 22N98W WILL MOVE SLOWLY E AND REACH FROM SE LOUISIANA TO THE WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE THIS EVENING WHERE IT WILL STALL THROUGH FRI. STRONG UPPER LEVEL TROUGH SUPPORTING FRONT AND IGNITING NUMEROUS TSTMS NEAR FRONT ACROSS THE N CENTRAL GULF LATE THIS AFTERNOON WILL LIFT OUT TO THE N TONIGHT THROUGH FRI AND ALLOW FRONT TO WEAKEN...WHILE TSTMS GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH FRI. ATLC HIGH PRES WILL BUILD WESTWARD ACROSS THE EASTERN AND MIDDLE FRI THROUGH SUN. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST SUN...AND EXTEND FROM SE LOUISIANA TO 26N94W TO INLAND MEXICO NEAR 18N95W MON. $$ GMZ011-110915- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 407 PM EST THU JAN 10 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS EARLY. .FRI...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ013-110915- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 407 PM EST THU JAN 10 2013 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ015-110915- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 407 PM EST THU JAN 10 2013 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-110915- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 407 PM EST THU JAN 10 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ019-110915- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 407 PM EST THU JAN 10 2013 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-110915- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 407 PM EST THU JAN 10 2013 .TONIGHT...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 5 TO 7 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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 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. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-110915- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 407 PM EST THU JAN 10 2013 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ025-110915- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 407 PM EST THU JAN 10 2013 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .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. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING