000 FZNT24 KNHC 110251 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 951 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. GMZ001-111500- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 951 PM EST THU JAN 10 2013 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM CENTRAL LOUISIANA TO MEXICO NEAR 19N96W IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH FRI. STRONG UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER CENTRAL U.S. SUPPORTING THE FRONT AND IGNITING NUMEROUS TSTMS NEAR FRONT ACROSS THE N CENTRAL GULF THIS EVENING 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. $$ GMZ011-111500- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 951 PM EST THU JAN 10 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ013-111500- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 951 PM EST THU JAN 10 2013 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .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. $$ GMZ015-111500- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 951 PM EST THU JAN 10 2013 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-111500- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 951 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 WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. 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 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ019-111500- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 951 PM EST THU JAN 10 2013 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-111500- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 951 PM EST THU JAN 10 2013 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 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 TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 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 15 TO 20 KT. 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 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ023-111500- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 951 PM EST THU JAN 10 2013 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ025-111500- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 951 PM EST THU JAN 10 2013 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE... SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 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 TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING