000 FZNT24 KNHC 161449 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 949 AM EST WED JAN 16 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. GMZ001-170300- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 949 AM EST WED JAN 16 2013 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE THU MORNING AND WILL BE SE OF AREA THU EVENING. NORTHERLY WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL REACH GALE FORCE ALONG THE COAST OF MEXICO TODAY AND TONIGHT. WINDS AND SEAS WILL DIMINISH FROM THE W TO E THU THROUGH SUN. $$ GMZ011-170300- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 949 AM EST WED JAN 16 2013 .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ013-170300- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 949 AM EST WED JAN 16 2013 .TODAY...E OF 90W...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. W OF 90W...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT E OF 90W...AND 6 TO 9 FT W OF 90W. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT E OF 90W...AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF 90W. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ015-170300- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 949 AM EST WED JAN 16 2013 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. N OF 27N...SEAS 6 TO 8 FT... BUILDING TO 10 TO 11 FT LATE. S OF 27N...SEAS 4 TO 6 FT... BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ017-170300- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 949 AM EST WED JAN 16 2013 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...E OF 96W...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. W OF 96W...NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT E OF 96W...AND 7 TO 10 FT W OF 96W. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ019-170300- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 949 AM EST WED JAN 16 2013 .TODAY...N OF 24N...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 25 TO 30 KT LATE. S OF 24N...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... BECOMING S 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ021-170300- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 949 AM EST WED JAN 16 2013 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...STRAITS OF FLORIDA...N WINDS 5 KT...BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT LATE...SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT LATE...SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND 9 TO 11 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ023-170300- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 949 AM EST WED JAN 16 2013 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...INCREASING TO 35 TO 40 KT LATE. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT IN LATE. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ... AND 11 TO 16 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 8 TO 13 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ025-170300- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 949 AM EST WED JAN 16 2013 .TODAY...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 NW 20 TO 25 KT LATE...SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 8 TO 13 FT...SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER GR