000 FZNT24 KNHC 131501 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1001 AM EST SUN JAN 13 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. GMZ001-140300- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1001 AM EST SUN JAN 13 2013 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT OFF TEXAS COAST AND REACH FROM SE LOUISIANA TO VERACRUZ TONIGHT AND FROM MISSISSIPPI DELTA TO 18N94W EARLY TUE. STRONG N BREEZE W OF BOUNDARY. FRONT STALLS FROM WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO 18N93W LATE WED. REINFORCING PUSH EXPECTED TO INCREASE WINDS TO GALE FORCE ALONG FAR SOUTH- WESTERN GULF LATE WED AND DRIVE FRONT INTO EASTERN GULF LATE THU. $$ GMZ011-140300- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1001 AM EST SUN JAN 13 2013 .TODAY...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-140300- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1001 AM EST SUN JAN 13 2013 .TODAY...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E OF 90W...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. W OF 90W... NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ015-140300- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1001 AM EST SUN JAN 13 2013 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ017-140300- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1001 AM EST SUN JAN 13 2013 .TODAY...E OF 96W...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. W OF 96W...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...E OF 96W...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. W OF 96W...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ019-140300- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1001 AM EST SUN JAN 13 2013 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ021-140300- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1001 AM EST SUN JAN 13 2013 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...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. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-140300- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1001 AM EST SUN JAN 13 2013 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED THU... .TODAY...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ AND NE 5 TO 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. $$ GMZ025-140300- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1001 AM EST SUN JAN 13 2013 .TODAY...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 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 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE AND TO 4 FT ELSEWHERE. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES