000 FZNT24 KNHC 120309 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1009 PM EST FRI JAN 11 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. GMZ001-121515- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1009 PM EST FRI JAN 11 2013 .SYNOPSIS...WARM FRONT ACROSS THE SW LOUISIANA AND TEXAS COASTAL WATERS WILL DRIFT NW AND DISSIPATE THROUGH SAT MORNING. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD WESTWARD ACROSS THE EASTERN AND MIDDLE GULF FRI THROUGH SUN. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST SUN...AND REACH FROM SE LOUISIANA TO 26N94W TO INLAND MEXICO NEAR 18N95W MON AND FROM THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE SW GULF BY LATE TUE. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN BEHIND THE FRONT. $$ GMZ011-121515- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1009 PM EST FRI JAN 11 2013 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ013-121515- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1009 PM EST FRI JAN 11 2013 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .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...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ015-121515- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1009 PM EST FRI JAN 11 2013 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ017-121515- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1009 PM EST FRI JAN 11 2013 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...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...E OF 96W...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. W OF 96W...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. $$ GMZ019-121515- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1009 PM EST FRI JAN 11 2013 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ021-121515- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1009 PM EST FRI JAN 11 2013 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-121515- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1009 PM EST FRI JAN 11 2013 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND NE 5 TO 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. $$ GMZ025-121515- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1009 PM EST FRI JAN 11 2013 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 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...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE... SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 2 TO 4 FT ELSEWHERE. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING