000 FZNT24 KNHC 150914 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 414 AM EST TUE JAN 15 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. GMZ001-152115- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 414 AM EST TUE JAN 15 2013 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING FROM NEAR PENSACOLA FLORIDA TO THE MEXICAN COAST NEAR 19N96W WILL START TO MOVE TODAY AND SWEEP THROUGH THE SE GULF WATERS BY LATE THU. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS W OF FRONT EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO GALE FORCE OVER SW GULF EARLY WED THROUGH THU MORNING. WINDS AND SEAS WILL DIMINISH FRI AND SAT ACROSS THE GULF. $$ GMZ011-152115- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 414 AM EST TUE JAN 15 2013 .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS LATE. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ GMZ013-152115- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 414 AM EST TUE JAN 15 2013 .TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...E OF 90W...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW LATE. W OF 90W...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT E OF E OF 90W...AND 6 TO 8 FT W OF 90W. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF 90W...AND 6 TO 8 FT W OF 90W. .THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ015-152115- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 414 AM EST TUE JAN 15 2013 .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ017-152115- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 414 AM EST TUE JAN 15 2013 ...GALE WARNING W OF 95W WED... .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. E OF 95W N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. E OF 96W...SEAS 9 TO 14 FT...BECOMING 8 TO 11 FT LATE. W OF 96W...SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ019-152115- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 414 AM EST TUE JAN 15 2013 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...N OF 24N...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. S OF 24N...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT... BECOMING E 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT... BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ021-152115- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 414 AM EST TUE JAN 15 2013 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ023-152115- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 414 AM EST TUE JAN 15 2013 ...GALE WARNING W OF 95W... ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THU... .TODAY...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE... E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 95W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT LATE. .WED NIGHT...W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 14 TO 16 FT...SUBSIDING TO 12 TO 16 FT LATE. .THU...S OF 21N NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-152115- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 414 AM EST TUE JAN 15 2013 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY S OF 21N W OF 92W... .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S LATE...SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE...SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .THU...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN