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FZNT24 KNHC 221345
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
945 AM EDT MON APR 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.

GMZ001-222030-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
945 AM EDT MON APR 22 2013

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK TROUGH ALONG 90W S OF 26N WILL LINGER THROUGH
TUE WHILE SLOWLY DISSIPATING. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE 
NW GULF EARLY WED...THEN REACH FROM SE LOUISIANA TO NE MEXICO
LATE WED AND WEAKEN AS IT REACHES FROM THE WESTERN FLORIDA
PANHANDLE TO W CENTRAL AND SW GULF THU. THE FRONT WILL BECOME
STATIONARY OVER THE NE AND CENTRAL WATERS THU...AND DISSIPATE FRI.

$$

GMZ011-222030-
NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK-
945 AM EDT MON APR 22 2013

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

$$

GMZ013-222030-
N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY-
945 AM EDT MON APR 22 2013

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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GMZ015-222030-
NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W-
945 AM EDT MON APR 22 2013

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S PART.
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR S PART.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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GMZ017-222030-
W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W-
945 AM EDT MON APR 22 2013

.TODAY...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 

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GMZ019-222030-
CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W-
945 AM EDT MON APR 22 2013

.TODAY...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

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GMZ021-222030-
E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA-
945 AM EDT MON APR 22 2013

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

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GMZ023-222030-
SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W-
945 AM EDT MON APR 22 2013

.TODAY...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

$$

GMZ025-222030-
E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK-
945 AM EDT MON APR 22 2013

.TODAY...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE