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FZNT24 KNHC 211448
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1048 AM EDT SAT JUL 21 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.

GMZ001-212245-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1048 AM EDT SAT JUL 21 2012

.SYNOPSIS...WESTERN EXTENSION OF ATLC SUBTROPICAL RIDGE ALONG
27-28N WILL CONTINUE AS A NEARLY STATIONARY FEATURE THROUGH SUN.
THE RIDGE DRIFTS TO THE N EARLY NEXT WEEK...HOWEVER THE WEAK
PRES PATTERN WILL PERSIST ACROSS MOST OF THE GULF THROUGH THE
FORECAST PERIOD.

$$

GMZ011-212245-
NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK-
1048 AM EDT SAT JUL 21 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 KT...INCREASING TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.MON THROUGH WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

$$

GMZ013-212245-
N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY-
1048 AM EDT SAT JUL 21 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.MON THROUGH WED...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

$$

GMZ015-212245-
NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W-
1048 AM EDT SAT JUL 21 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS.
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.MON THROUGH WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

$$

GMZ017-212245-
W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W-
1048 AM EDT SAT JUL 21 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.MON THROUGH WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

$$

GMZ019-212245-
CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W-
1048 AM EDT SAT JUL 21 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO
15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.MON THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

$$

GMZ021-212245-
E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA-
1048 AM EDT SAT JUL 21 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

$$

GMZ023-212245-
SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W-
1048 AM EDT SAT JUL 21 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS. 
.SUN...NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.MON THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

$$

GMZ025-212245-
E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK-
1048 AM EDT SAT JUL 21 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

$$
FORECASTER DGS