000 FZNT24 KNHC 171438 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 938 AM EST THU JAN 17 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. GMZ001-180245- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 938 AM EST THU JAN 17 2013 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AREA TO THE NE YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL MOVE SE OF THE AREA LATE TONIGHT. WINDS TO GALE FORCE OVER THE FAR SW GULF WILL END THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG NW FLOW WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT OVER THE EASTERN GULF TODAY...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE OVER THE FAR NE GULF. WINDS AND SEAS WILL DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE GULF THROUGH FRI...LEAVING GENERALLY LIGHT TO MODERATE NE TO E WINDS INTO MON. NE FLOW WILL INCREASE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF BY LATE MON AS ANOTHER FRONT SAGS INTO THE AREA. $$ GMZ011-180245- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 938 AM EST THU JAN 17 2013 .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ013-180245- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 938 AM EST THU JAN 17 2013 .TODAY...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT E OF 90W...AND 6 TO 9 FT W OF 90W. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT E OF 90W...AND 5 TO 7 FT W OF 90W. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT E OF 90W...AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF 90W. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ015-180245- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 938 AM EST THU JAN 17 2013 ...GALE WARNING N OF 28N TODAY FOR FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE... .TODAY...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE N OF 28N. N OF 27N...SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL LATE. S OF 27N...SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT N NW SWELL. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ017-180245- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 938 AM EST THU JAN 17 2013 .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...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. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-180245- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 938 AM EST THU JAN 17 2013 .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-180245- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 938 AM EST THU JAN 17 2013 .TODAY...STRAITS OF FLORIDA...NW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT... INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND 8 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-180245- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 938 AM EST THU JAN 17 2013 .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT LATE. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL ELSEWHERE. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ025-180245- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 938 AM EST THU JAN 17 2013 ...GALE WARNING S OF 20N THIS MORNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SEAS 3 TO 5 FT... BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .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. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER