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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
404 AM EDT THU MAY 3 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.

GMZ001-031530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
404 AM EDT THU MAY 3 2012

.SYNOPSIS...AN ATLC RIDGE EXTENDS W ACROSS NORTHERN GULF SHIFT.
A SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE RIDGE AND SHIFT
S ACROSS THE EASTERN WATERS WITH A RIDGE EXTENDING NW TO THE NE
TEXAS COAST.

$$

GMZ011-031530-
NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK-
404 AM EDT THU MAY 3 2012

.TODAY...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

$$

GMZ013-031530-
N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY-
404 AM EDT THU MAY 3 2012

.TODAY...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL.  
.SAT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 

$$

GMZ015-031530-
NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W-
404 AM EDT THU MAY 3 2012

.TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS.
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.MON...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 

$$

GMZ017-031530-
W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W-
404 AM EDT THU MAY 3 2012

.TODAY...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

$$

GMZ019-031530-
CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W-
404 AM EDT THU MAY 3 2012

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. S OF 24N...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. S OF 24N...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

$$

GMZ021-031530-
E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA-
404 AM EDT THU MAY 3 2012

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. 
.SAT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 

$$

GMZ023-031530-
SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W-
404 AM EDT THU MAY 3 2012

.TODAY...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 5 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...E TO SE WINDS
LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

$$

GMZ025-031530-
E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK-
404 AM EDT THU MAY 3 2012

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

$$

FORECASTER NELSON