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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1119 AM EDT WED OCT 24 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.

GMZ001-242015-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1119 AM EDT WED OCT 24 2012

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES ACROSS EASTERN U.S. DRIFT E THROUGHOUT
SUN. HURRICANE SANDY LIFTS N-NE ACROSS BAHAMAS. THIS WILL CAUSE
STRONG NE-E WINDS ACROSS STRAITS OF FLORIDA TONIGHT EXPANDING
INTO EASTERN THIRD OF THE GULF THROUGH FRI.

$$

GMZ011-242015-
NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK-
1119 AM EDT WED OCT 24 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS. 
.THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

GMZ013-242015-
N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY-
1119 AM EDT WED OCT 24 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS. 
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 

$$

GMZ015-242015-
NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W-
1119 AM EDT WED OCT 24 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS. 
.THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS. 
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 

$$

GMZ017-242015-
W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W-
1119 AM EDT WED OCT 24 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

$$

GMZ019-242015-
CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W-
1119 AM EDT WED OCT 24 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS. 
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

$$

GMZ021-242015-
E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA-
1119 AM EDT WED OCT 24 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT STRAITS OF
FLORIDA...AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT STRAITS
OF FLORIDA...AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS. 
.FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 

$$

GMZ023-242015-
SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W-
1119 AM EDT WED OCT 24 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. 
.THU...N WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

$$

GMZ025-242015-
E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK-
1119 AM EDT WED OCT 24 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.THU...N WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

$$

FORECASTER GR