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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
351 AM EST TUE JAN 22 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.

GMZ001-222100-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
351 AM EST TUE JAN 22 2013

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES WILL BUILD N OF THE AREA TODAY INCREASING
THE NORTHERLY WINDS SOME THROUGH WED. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL
SET UP OVER THE NW WATERS WED NIGHT AND WILL SPREAD E ACROSS THE
ENTIRE GULF BY FRI. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR NW
GULF FRI EVENING...REACH FROM N FLORIDA TO SE TEXAS SAT MORNING...
AND STALL FROM TAMPA BAY TO SOUTH TEXAS SAT NIGHT.

$$

GMZ011-222100-
NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK-
351 AM EST TUE JAN 22 2013

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

$$

GMZ013-222100-
N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY-
351 AM EST TUE JAN 22 2013

.TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

$$

GMZ015-222100-
NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W-
351 AM EST TUE JAN 22 2013

.TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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GMZ017-222100-
W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W-
351 AM EST TUE JAN 22 2013

.TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS. 
.WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS.
.THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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GMZ019-222100-
CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W-
351 AM EST TUE JAN 22 2013

.TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. 
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
.WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS.
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

$$

GMZ021-222100-
E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA-
351 AM EST TUE JAN 22 2013

.TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE.
SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

$$

GMZ023-222100-
SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W-
351 AM EST TUE JAN 22 2013

.TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.WED...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
.THU...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

$$

GMZ025-222100-
E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK-
351 AM EST TUE JAN 22 2013

.TODAY...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO
10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE LATE. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT WITHIN 60
NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED TSTMS.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

$$

FORECASTER GR