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FZNT24 KNHC 122101
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
501 PM 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.

GMZ001-130900-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
501 PM EDT THU JUL 12 2012

.SYNOPSIS...A FRONTAL TROUGH HAS MOVED INTO THE NW WATERS AND IS
EXPECTED TO STALL FROM THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA TO SE TEXAS. THE
RIDGE WILL REBUILD W TONIGHT PUSHING REMNANTS OF THE FRONTAL
TROUGH NW OF AREA EARLY FRI. TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 82W S OF 25N WILL
MOVE INTO THE MIDDLE GULF SAT AND SUN...THEN WEAKEN AS IT PASSES
THROUGH THE SW GULF ON MON.

$$

GMZ011-130900-
NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK-
501 PM EDT THU JUL 12 2012

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. 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. 

$$

GMZ013-130900-
N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY-
501 PM EDT THU JUL 12 2012

.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING SE LATE. 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. 

$$

GMZ015-130900-
NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W-
501 PM EDT THU JUL 12 2012

.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. 

$$

GMZ017-130900-
W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W-
501 PM EDT THU JUL 12 2012

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. 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. 

$$

GMZ019-130900-
CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W-
501 PM EDT THU JUL 12 2012

.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. 

$$

GMZ021-130900-
E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA-
501 PM EDT THU JUL 12 2012

.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. 

$$

GMZ023-130900-
SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W-
501 PM EDT THU JUL 12 2012

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. 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. 

$$

GMZ025-130900-
E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK-
501 PM EDT THU JUL 12 2012

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. 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 GR