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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1051 AM EDT TUE MAY 7 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.

GMZ001-072200-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1051 AM EDT TUE MAY 7 2013

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK TROUGH FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND TO 28N87W WILL MOVE
E OF THE AREA LATER TODAY. HIGH PRES OF 1018 MB NEAR 27N94W WILL
MOVE TO THE CENTRAL GULF WED AND TO THE EASTERN GULF BY LATE WED
AND BECOME STATIONARY THROUGH SAT. WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO
THE NW GULF ON SAT.

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GMZ011-072200-
NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK-
1051 AM EDT TUE MAY 7 2013

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT INCREASING TO 5 TO 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS.
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 

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GMZ013-072200-
N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY-
1051 AM EDT TUE MAY 7 2013

.TODAY...W WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO SE LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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GMZ015-072200-
NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W-
1051 AM EDT TUE MAY 7 2013

.TODAY...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S LATE. SEAS
1 TO 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT SHIFTING TO N TO NE LATE.
SEAS 1 FT.
.THU THROUGH SAT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 

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GMZ017-072200-
W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W-
1051 AM EDT TUE MAY 7 2013

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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GMZ019-072200-
CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W-
1051 AM EDT TUE MAY 7 2013

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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GMZ021-072200-
E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA-
1051 AM EDT TUE MAY 7 2013

.TODAY...NW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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GMZ023-072200-
SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W-
1051 AM EDT TUE MAY 7 2013

.TODAY...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

$$

GMZ025-072200-
E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK-
1051 AM EDT TUE MAY 7 2013

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

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FORECASTER DGS