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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
459 AM EDT WED JUL 11 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.

GMZ001-112300-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
459 AM EDT WED JUL 11 2012

.SYNOPSIS...AN E TO W RIDGE EXTENDING ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF
WILL SHIFT SE WED NIGHT ALLOWING A WEAK COLD FRONT TO MOVE INTO
THE NW WATERS THU. THE FRONT WILL STALL FROM THE MISSISSIPPI 
DELTA TO SE TEXAS THU NIGHT AND MOVE BACK NW OF AREA ON FRI. A
TROPICAL WAVE LOCATED TO THE S OF 26N WILL ENTER THE STRAITS OF
FLORIDA ON THU...REACH ALONG 83W THU NIGHT...ALONG 85W FRI...
ALONG 88W SAT AND MOVE ACROSS THE SW GULF WATERS ON SUN.

$$

GMZ011-112300-
NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK-
459 AM EDT WED JUL 11 2012

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE TO S SWELL. A FEW TSTMS NW WATERS.
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

$$

GMZ013-112300-
N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY-
459 AM EDT WED JUL 11 2012

.TODAY...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
MAINLY NW HALF.
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

$$

GMZ015-112300-
NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W-
459 AM EDT WED JUL 11 2012

.TODAY...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS. ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 

$$

GMZ017-112300-
W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W-
459 AM EDT WED JUL 11 2012

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT 
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

$$

GMZ019-112300-
CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W-
459 AM EDT WED JUL 11 2012

.TODAY...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A FEW TSTMS SE WATERS.
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
.THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

$$

GMZ021-112300-
E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA-
459 AM EDT WED JUL 11 2012

.TODAY...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 5 KT LATE.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS E OF 82W AND N APPROACH
TO YUCATAN PASSAGE.
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.THU...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT IN E TO SE
SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

$$

GMZ023-112300-
SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W-
459 AM EDT WED JUL 11 2012

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS
EXTREME SE WATERS.
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO
15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

$$

GMZ025-112300-
E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK-
459 AM EDT WED JUL 11 2012

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS S OF 21N EARLY BECOMING ISOLATED LATE.
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

$$

FORECASTER NELSON