000
FZNT24 KNHC 171418
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1018 AM EDT TUE JUL 17 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.

GMZ001-180000-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1018 AM EDT TUE JUL 17 2012

.SYNOPSIS...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH AN UPPER
LEVEL DISTURBANCE OVER FLORIDA WILL CONTINUE OVER THE EASTERN
GULF THROUGH TONIGHT. A RIDGE ALONG 25N WILL REMAIN NEARLY
STATIONARY THROUGH WED NIGHT...THEN LIFT N TO ALONG 27N THU.
NORTHERN PORTION OF A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 79W WILL MOVE INTO THE
SE GULF WED NIGHT...THEN ACROSS THE YUCATAN PENINSULA THU THROUGH
FRI AND INTO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE BY SAT.

$$

GMZ011-180000-
NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK-
1018 AM EDT TUE JUL 17 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 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 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS. ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

$$

GMZ013-180000-
N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY-
1018 AM EDT TUE JUL 17 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT...NW WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

GMZ015-180000-
NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W-
1018 AM EDT TUE JUL 17 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...SW TO W WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

$$

GMZ017-180000-
W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W-
1018 AM EDT TUE JUL 17 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

$$

GMZ019-180000-
CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W-
1018 AM EDT TUE JUL 17 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

$$

GMZ021-180000-
E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA-
1018 AM EDT TUE JUL 17 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

$$

GMZ023-180000-
SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W-
1018 AM EDT TUE JUL 17 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

$$

GMZ025-180000-
E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK-
1018 AM EDT TUE JUL 17 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

$$

FORECASTER MUNDELL