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FZNT24 KNHC 201514
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
ISSUED BY NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 
1130 AM EDT FRI JUL 20 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.

GMZ001-210300-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1130 AM EDT FRI JUL 20 2012

.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE ALONG 26N WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY
THROUGH SAT NIGHT THEN SHIFT N ALONG THE GULF COAST SUN THROUGH 
TUE. 

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GMZ011-013-210300-
NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK-
N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY-
1130 AM EDT FRI JUL 20 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.SAT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 5 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. 
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

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GMZ017-019-210300-
W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W-
CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W-
1130 AM EDT FRI JUL 20 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT E 10 TO 15 KT S OF 24N.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 3 TO 4 
FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO
15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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GMZ023-025-210300-
SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W-
E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK-
1130 AM EDT FRI JUL 20 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
BECOMING 3 TO 5 FT THROUGHOUT. 
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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GMZ015-021-210300-
NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W-
E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA-
1130 AM EDT FRI JUL 20 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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FORECASTER SCOVIL