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FZNT24 KNHC 161446
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1046 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.

GMZ001-162230-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1046 AM EDT MON JUL 16 2012

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK RIDGE OVER THE SE UNITED STATES WILL MOVE S AND
WEAKEN AS IT REACHES 28N TONIGHT E OF 90W 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 THU AND FRI.

$$

GMZ011-162230-
NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK-
1046 AM EDT MON JUL 16 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.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. 

$$

GMZ013-162230-
N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY-
1046 AM EDT MON JUL 16 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.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. 

$$

GMZ015-162230-
NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W-
1046 AM EDT MON JUL 16 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 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. 

$$

GMZ017-162230-
W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W-
1046 AM EDT MON JUL 16 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.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. 

$$

GMZ019-162230-
CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W-
1046 AM EDT MON JUL 16 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED 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. 

$$

GMZ021-162230-
E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA-
1046 AM EDT MON JUL 16 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...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...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. 

$$

GMZ023-162230-
SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W-
1046 AM EDT MON JUL 16 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO 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. 
.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. 

$$

GMZ025-162230-
E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK-
1046 AM EDT MON JUL 16 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
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 DGS