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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
448 AM EDT THU OCT 4 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.

GMZ001-042245-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
448 AM EDT THU OCT 4 2012

.SYNOPSIS...TROUGHH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE NE YUCATAN
PENINSULA WILL DISSIPATE LATER TODAY. HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL
DOMINATE THE GULF WED THROUGH SAT. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL REACH
THE N GULF WATERS LATE SAT.

$$

GMZ011-042245-
NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK-
448 AM EDT THU OCT 4 2012

.TODAY...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

$$

GMZ013-042245-
N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY-
448 AM EDT THU OCT 4 2012

.TODAY...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS.
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

$$

GMZ015-042245-
NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W-
448 AM EDT THU OCT 4 2012

.TODAY...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS.
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

$$

GMZ017-042245-
W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W-
448 AM EDT THU OCT 4 2012

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

$$

GMZ019-042245-
CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W-
448 AM EDT THU OCT 4 2012

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS.
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

$$

GMZ021-042245-
E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA-
448 AM EDT THU OCT 4 2012

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS.
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

$$

GMZ023-042245-
SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W-
448 AM EDT THU OCT 4 2012

.TODAY...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

$$

GMZ025-042245-
E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK-
448 AM EDT THU OCT 4 2012

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

$$

FORECASTER DGS