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FZNT24 KNHC 160906
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
506 AM EDT MON JUL 16 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.

GMZ001-162100-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
506 AM EDT MON JUL 16 2012

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK SURFACE TROUGH FROM 27N85W TO 24N87W WILL SLOWLY
DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES W ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF THROUGH TUE
NIGHT. A WEAK RIDGE OVER THE SE UNITED STATES WILL SLIDE S AND 
WEAKEN AS IT REACHES 28N TONIGHT E OF 89W AND TO 27N TUE THROUGH
FRI. THE NORTHERN PORTION OF A TROPICAL WAVE MAY MOVE INTO THE FAR
SE GULF EARLY THU...THEN MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN YUCATAN PENINSULA
LATE THU AND FRI.

$$

GMZ011-162100-
NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK-
506 AM EDT MON JUL 16 2012

.TODAY...SE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS.
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.WED THROUGH FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

$$

GMZ013-162100-
N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY-
506 AM EDT MON JUL 16 2012

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 90W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 90W. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E OF 90W.
.WED THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

$$

GMZ015-162100-
NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W-
506 AM EDT MON JUL 16 2012

.TODAY...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. WINDS AND SEAS
HIGHER IN AND SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.WED THROUGH THU...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 

$$

GMZ017-162100-
W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W-
506 AM EDT MON JUL 16 2012

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

$$

GMZ019-162100-
CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W-
506 AM EDT MON JUL 16 2012

.TODAY...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS FAR NE PART. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.WED THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

$$

GMZ021-162100-
E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA-
506 AM EDT MON JUL 16 2012

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS MAINLY E PART. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
ELSEWHERE.
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.WED THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

$$

GMZ023-162100-
SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W-
506 AM EDT MON JUL 16 2012

.TODAY...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.WED THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

$$

GMZ025-162100-
E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK-
506 AM EDT MON JUL 16 2012

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.WED THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

$$

FORECASTER AGUIRRE