000 FZNT24 KNHC 301514 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1014 AM EST WED JAN 30 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. GMZ001-310315- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1014 AM EST WED JAN 30 2013 .SYNOPSIS...FRESH TO STRONG S WINDS PREVAIL OVER N CENTRAL AND NE GULF TODAY AHEAD OF COLD FRONT THAT ENTERED NW GULF ZONES EARLIER TODAY. COLD FRONT REACH FROM N FLORIDA TO CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE EARLY TONIGHT AND MOVE SE OF GULF EARLY THU. STRONG TO NEAR GALE N WINDS BEHIND FRONT INCREASE TO GALE FORCE S OF 27N W OF 90W THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT. HIGH PRES BUILD ACROSS GULF THROUGH SUN. $$ GMZ011-310315- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1014 AM EST WED JAN 30 2013 .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NW 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 KT BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 5 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ013-310315- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1014 AM EST WED JAN 30 2013 .TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING W 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. E OF 90W SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. W OF 90W...SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ015-310315- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1014 AM EST WED JAN 30 2013 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT N OF 27N AND TO 8 FT S OF 27N. SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N AND TO 9 FT S OF 27N. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ017-310315- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1014 AM EST WED JAN 30 2013 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NW TO N 30 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT LATE. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E OF 96W...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. W OF 96W...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT E OF 96W AND TO 10 FT W OF 96W. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ019-310315- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1014 AM EST WED JAN 30 2013 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...N OF 24N...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. S OF 24N...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-310315- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1014 AM EST WED JAN 30 2013 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...STRAITS OF FLORIDA...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S 5 TO 10 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-310315- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1014 AM EST WED JAN 30 2013 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SW TO W LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND TO 11 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ AND TO 11 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ AND TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-310315- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1014 AM EST WED JAN 30 2013 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE AND TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT LATE. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE AND TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE AND TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES