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

GMZ001-082200-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1051 AM EDT WED MAY 8 2013

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OF 1020 MB CENTERED AT 27N88W WILL MOVE E TO
THE EASTERN GULF NEAR EARLY THIS EVENING AND BECOME STATIONARY
THROUGH THU BEFORE MOVING E OF FLORIDA ON FRI. WEAK COLD FRONT
WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF FROM SW LOUISIANA TO NEAR THE TEXAS
COAST EARLY ON SAT THEN BECOME STATIONARY INTO SUN AS A WEAK PRES
PATTERN DOMINATES THE AREA.

$$

GMZ011-082200-
NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK-
1051 AM EDT WED MAY 8 2013

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 

$$

GMZ013-082200-
N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY-
1051 AM EDT WED MAY 8 2013

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

$$

GMZ015-082200-
NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W-
1051 AM EDT WED MAY 8 2013

.TODAY...NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT SHIFTING TO SE TO S LATE. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT.
.TONIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT SHIFTING TO E LATE. SEAS 1 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 

$$

GMZ017-082200-
W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W-
1051 AM EDT WED MAY 8 2013

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

$$

GMZ019-082200-
CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W-
1051 AM EDT WED MAY 8 2013

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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GMZ021-082200-
E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA-
1051 AM EDT WED MAY 8 2013

.TODAY...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

$$

GMZ023-082200-
SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W-
1051 AM EDT WED MAY 8 2013

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

$$

GMZ025-082200-
E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK-
1051 AM EDT WED MAY 8 2013

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

$$

FORECASTER DGS