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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1057 AM EDT FRI MAY 11 2012

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.

GMZ001-112130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1057 AM EDT FRI MAY 11 2012

.SYNOPSIS...SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS OVER THE NW
GULF RELATED TO AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL DIMINISH THIS
AFTERNOON. A TROUGH WILL MOVE OFF THE MEXICAN AND TEXAS COASTS
EARLY SAT...REACH FROM S CENTRAL LOUISIANA TO NE MEXICO BY EARLY
SUN...AND FROM THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA TO NW YUCATAN BY EARLY MON.
THE TROUGH WILL DRIFT E AND BECOME DIFFUSE OVER THE NE GULF BY
LATE TUE.

$$

GMZ011-112130-
NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK-
1057 AM EDT FRI MAY 11 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

$$

GMZ013-112130-
N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY-
1057 AM EDT FRI MAY 11 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT E OF 90W...AND 4 TO 6
FT W OF 90W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.SUN...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

$$

GMZ015-112130-
NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W-
1057 AM EDT FRI MAY 11 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

$$

GMZ017-112130-
W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W-
1057 AM EDT FRI MAY 11 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

$$

GMZ019-112130-
CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W-
1057 AM EDT FRI MAY 11 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

$$

GMZ021-112130-
E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA-
1057 AM EDT FRI MAY 11 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

$$

GMZ023-112130-
SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W-
1057 AM EDT FRI MAY 11 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT.
.SAT THROUGH TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

$$

GMZ025-112130-
E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK-
1057 AM EDT FRI MAY 11 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...E TO SE
WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. ELSEWHERE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT WITHIN
60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

$$

FORECASTER MUNDELL