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FZNT24 KNHC 170206
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1006 PM 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.

GMZ001-170915-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1006 PM EDT MON JUL 16 2012

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK SURFACE TROUGH REMAINS OVER THE GULF WATERS
AND EXTENDS FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO 25N90W TO THE BAY OF
CAMPECHE AT 19N94W. THE TROUGH WILL SLOWLY DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES
W ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF THROUGH TUE NIGHT. A WEAK RIDGE WILL
DOMINATE THE GULF THE REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST PERIOD. 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.

$$

GMZ011-170915-
NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK-
1006 PM EDT MON JUL 16 2012

.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. 

$$

GMZ013-170915-
N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY-
1006 PM EDT MON JUL 16 2012

.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. 

$$

GMZ015-170915-
NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W-
1006 PM EDT MON JUL 16 2012

.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. 

$$

GMZ017-170915-
W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W-
1006 PM EDT MON JUL 16 2012

.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. 

$$

GMZ019-170915-
CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W-
1006 PM EDT MON JUL 16 2012

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

$$

GMZ021-170915-
E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA-
1006 PM EDT MON JUL 16 2012

.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. 

$$

GMZ023-170915-
SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W-
1006 PM EDT MON JUL 16 2012

.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. 

$$

GMZ025-170915-
E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK-
1006 PM EDT MON JUL 16 2012

.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 GR