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FZNT24 KNHC 121446
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1046 AM EDT THU JUL 12 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.

GMZ001-122230-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1046 AM EDT THU JUL 12 2012

.SYNOPSIS...AN E TO W RIDGE EXTENDING ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF
IS SHIFTING SE IN ADVANCE OF A WEAK COLD FRONT THAT WILL DIP
INTO THE NW WATERS TODAY QUICKLY STALLING FROM THE MISSISSIPPI
DELTA TO NEAR 26N94W. THE RIDGE WILL REBUILD W TONIGHT PUSHING
REMNANTS OF THE FRONT NW OF AREA EARLY FRI. TROPICAL WAVE WILL
MOVE W THROUGH THE FLORIDA STRAITS TODAY INTO THE EASTERN GULF
LATE FRI INTO THE MIDDLE GULF LATE SAT AND SUN...THEN WEAKEN
AS IT PASSES THROUGH THE SW GULF ON MON.

$$

GMZ011-122230-
NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK-
1046 AM EDT THU JUL 12 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

GMZ013-122230-
N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY-
1046 AM EDT THU JUL 12 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING SE AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT IN SE SWELL. ISOLATED TSTMS.
.FRI NIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

$$

GMZ015-122230-
NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W-
1046 AM EDT THU JUL 12 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...S WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT. ISOLATED
TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT. ISOLATED
TSTMS. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING E LATE.
SEAS 1 FT OR LESS.
.SAT THROUGH MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

$$

GMZ017-122230-
W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W-
1046 AM EDT THU JUL 12 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED
TSTMS.
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

$$

GMZ019-122230-
CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W-
1046 AM EDT THU JUL 12 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. ISOLATED
TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED
TSTMS. 
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
.FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15
KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
.SAT THROUGH MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

$$

GMZ021-122230-
E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA-
1046 AM EDT THU JUL 12 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED
TSTMS. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

$$

GMZ023-122230-
SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W-
1046 AM EDT THU JUL 12 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED
TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

$$

GMZ025-122230-
E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK-
1046 AM EDT THU JUL 12 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
ISOLATED TSTMS.
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED
TSTMS.
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

$$
FORECASTER DGS