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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1050 AM EDT MON APR 30 2012

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.

GMZ001-302145-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1050 AM EDT MON APR 30 2012

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE EXTENDS FROM N FLORIDA TO THE SE TEXAS COAST.
TROUGH IN THE FLORIDA STRAITS WILL MOVE W ACROSS THE S CENTRAL
GULF WATERS TODAY AND TUE THEN GRADUALLY DISSIPATE OVER THE
WESTERN GULF ON WED. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL BUILD OVER THE NE GULF
THU AND FRI.

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GMZ011-302145-
NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK-
1050 AM EDT MON APR 30 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT...BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.WED...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.THU...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

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GMZ013-302145-
N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY-
1050 AM EDT MON APR 30 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS. 
.TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.THU...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ015-302145-
NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W-
1050 AM EDT MON APR 30 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF
27N AND SEAS 5 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT S OF 27N. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N...E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
.TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. 
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ017-302145-
W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W-
1050 AM EDT MON APR 30 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.WED...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

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GMZ019-302145-
CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W-
1050 AM EDT MON APR 30 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. S OF 24N...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. 
.WED...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.THU...E TO SE 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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GMZ021-302145-
E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA-
1050 AM EDT MON APR 30 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO
10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO
15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT STRAITS
OF FLORIDA. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT STRAITS
OF FLORIDA. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. 
.FRI...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. 

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GMZ023-302145-
SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W-
1050 AM EDT MON APR 30 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ025-302145-
E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK-
1050 AM EDT MON APR 30 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT
1 TO 2 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO
15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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FORECASTER DGS