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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1000 AM EST TUE JAN 8 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.

GMZ001-090300-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1000 AM EST TUE JAN 8 2013

.SYNOPSIS...SE RETURN FLOW WESTERN GULF WILL INCREASE AHEAD OF A
COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST WED AND EXTEND FROM
SE LOUISIANA TO THE WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE THU EVENING WHERE IT
WILL STALL AND DISSIPATE BY FRI. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN FROM
THE E ON FRI. A NEW COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE TEXAS COAST LATE
SAT.

$$

GMZ011-090300-
NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK-
1000 AM EST TUE JAN 8 2013

.TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.WED...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.WED NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

$$

GMZ013-090300-
N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY-
1000 AM EST TUE JAN 8 2013

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

$$

GMZ015-090300-
NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W-
1000 AM EST TUE JAN 8 2013

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

$$

GMZ017-090300-
W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W-
1000 AM EST TUE JAN 8 2013

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

$$

GMZ019-090300-
CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W-
1000 AM EST TUE JAN 8 2013

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

$$

GMZ021-090300-
E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA-
1000 AM EST TUE JAN 8 2013

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

$$

GMZ023-090300-
SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W-
1000 AM EST TUE JAN 8 2013

.TODAY...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ SW WINDS LESS THAN 5
KT...BECOMING S LATE. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4
FT.
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.WED...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ AND 4 TO 6
FT ELSEWHERE.
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ AND 4 TO 6 FT
ELSEWHERE.
.THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

$$

GMZ025-090300-
E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK-
1000 AM EST TUE JAN 8 2013

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT .BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE AND 3 TO
5 FT ELSEWHERE.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT
WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE... AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

$$

FORECASTER DGS