000 FZNT24 KNHC 310318 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1018 PM 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. GMZ001-311530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1018 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM NEAR PANAMA CITY FLORIDA TO THE FAR SW GULF NEAR 18N95W. WINDS TO GALE FORCE FOLLOW THE FRONT OVER THE FAR WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO THIS EVENING S OF 24N. WINDS AND SEAS WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT THROUGH THU OVER THE WESTERN GULF AS THE FRONT EXITS THE SE GULF AND HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER THE AREA. FRESH NE TO E WINDS WILL PERSIST OVER THE EASTERN GULF THROUGH SAT...THEN DIMINISH SUN INTO MON. $$ GMZ011-311530- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1018 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013 .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 5 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ013-311530- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1018 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013 .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. E OF 90W...SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. W OF 90W...SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ015-311530- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1018 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT LATE. S OF 27N...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT... SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .FRI...N OF 27N...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. S OF 27N...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT N OF 27N...AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 27N. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT N OF 27N...AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 27N. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ017-311530- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1018 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 35 TO 40 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. E OF 96W...SEAS 10 TO 12 FT...SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT LATE. W OF 96W...SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE 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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ019-311530- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1018 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013 .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. N OF 24N...SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 24N...SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT LATE. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ021-311530- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1018 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013 .TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. STRAITS OF FLORIDA...SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 5 TO 7 FT... BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT LATE. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. STRAITS OF FLORIDA...SEAS 5 TO 7 FT... BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ023-311530- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1018 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 35 TO 40 KT...DIMINISHING TO 30 TO 35 KT LATE. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...BECOMING 9 TO 12 FT LATE. .THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 9 TO 11 FT...SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT LATE. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-311530- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1018 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. .THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE... AND 7 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE... AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN