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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
502 AM EDT THU JUL 12 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.

GMZ001-122230-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
502 AM EDT THU JUL 12 2012

.SYNOPSIS...AN E TO W RIDGE EXTENDING ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF
IS SHIFTING SE IN ADVANCE OF A WEAK COLD FRONT THAT WILL DIP
INTO THE NW WATERS TODAY QUICKLY STALLING FROM THE MISSISSIPPI
DELTA TO NEAR 26N94W. THE RIDGE WILL REBUILD W TONIGHT PUSHING
REMNANTS OF THE FRONT NW OF AREA EARLY FRI. A TROPICAL WAVE WILL
MOVE W THROUGH THE FLORIDA STRAITS TODAY...REACH ALONG 84W LATE
FRI...ALONG 88W LATE SAT...AND ALONG 91W LATE SUN...THEN WEAKEN
LOSING IDENTITY AS IT PASSES THROUGH THE SW GULF ON MON.

$$

GMZ011-122230-
NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK-
502 AM EDT THU JUL 12 2012

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SW LESS THAN
5 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS.
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

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N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY-
502 AM EDT THU JUL 12 2012

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING SE LATE.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT IN SE SWELL. ISOLATED TSTMS.
.FRI NIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

$$

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NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W-
502 AM EDT THU JUL 12 2012

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT. ISOLATED
TSTMS. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING E LATE.
SEAS 1 FT OR LESS.
.SAT THROUGH MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

$$

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W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W-
502 AM EDT THU JUL 12 2012

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED
TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

$$

GMZ019-122230-
CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W-
502 AM EDT THU JUL 12 2012

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED
TSTMS. 
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
.FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15
KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
.SAT THROUGH MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

$$

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E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA-
502 AM EDT THU JUL 12 2012

.TODAY...SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...INCREASING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
.TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT IN E TO SE
SWELL. ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

$$

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SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W-
502 AM EDT THU JUL 12 2012

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED
TSTMS MAINLY SW WATERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

$$

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E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK-
502 AM EDT THU JUL 12 2012

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED
TSTMS.
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

$$

FORECASTER NELSON