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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
447 AM EDT TUE OCT 15 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.

GMZ001-152100-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
447 AM EDT TUE OCT 15 2013

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER THE GULF WILL MOVE EASTWARD BY MID
WEEK ALLOWING FOR A COLD FRONT TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST WED.
THE COLD FRONT WILL REACH FROM SE LOUISIANA TO FAR NE MEXICO EARLY
THU AND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NE MEXICO BY THU. THE FRONT
WILL THEN BECOME ALIGNED E TO W ALONG 27N FRI WITH THE WESTERN
PORTION BECOMING STATIONARY. THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE FRONT WILL
MOVE SLOWLY SOUTHWARD OVER THE EASTERN GULF INTO SAT AS STRONG
HIGH PRES BUILDS SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE NW AND N CENTRAL GULF IN THE
WAKE OF THE FRONT.

$$

GMZ011-152100-
NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK-
447 AM EDT TUE OCT 15 2013

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

$$

GMZ013-152100-
N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY-
447 AM EDT TUE OCT 15 2013

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

$$

GMZ015-152100-
NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W-
447 AM EDT TUE OCT 15 2013

.TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE 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 WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 

$$

GMZ017-152100-
W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W-
447 AM EDT TUE OCT 15 2013

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

$$

GMZ019-152100-
CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W-
447 AM EDT TUE OCT 15 2013

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

$$

GMZ021-152100-
E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA-
447 AM EDT TUE OCT 15 2013

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

$$

GMZ023-152100-
SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W-
447 AM EDT TUE OCT 15 2013

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

$$

GMZ025-152100-
E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK-
447 AM EDT TUE OCT 15 2013

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

$$

FORECASTER DGS