000 FZNT24 KNHC 172058 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 358 PM 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. GMZ001-180900- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 358 PM EST THU JAN 17 2013 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL WILL MOVE E OF THE AREA LATE TONIGHT. STRONG NW FLOW WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE OVER THE FAR NE GULF WILL DIMINISH LATE TONIGHT. WINDS AND SEAS WILL DIMINISH FROM W TO E ACROSS THE GULF THROUGH FRI...LEAVING GENERALLY LIGHT TO MODERATE NE TO E WINDS INTO EARLY MON. HIGH PRESSURE WILL STRENGTHEN ON MON THEN RELAX SOME ON TUE AS THE HIGH SHIFTS SE OVER THE NE COASTAL PLAINS. $$ GMZ011-180900- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 358 PM EST THU JAN 17 2013 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-180900- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 358 PM EST THU JAN 17 2013 .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. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ015-180900- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 358 PM EST THU JAN 17 2013 .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 8 FT LATE. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-180900- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 358 PM EST THU JAN 17 2013 .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. .SAT NIGHT...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...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ019-180900- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 358 PM EST THU JAN 17 2013 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-180900- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 358 PM EST THU JAN 17 2013 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. STRAITS OF FLORIDA...SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN MIXED N SWELL. .SAT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN MIXED N SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN MIXED N SWELL. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ023-180900- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 358 PM EST THU JAN 17 2013 .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 7 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 7 FT LATE. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 5 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-180900- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 358 PM EST THU JAN 17 2013 .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... 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...DIMINISHING TO 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. .SAT NIGHT...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. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON