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FZNT24 KNHC 280215
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1015 PM EDT FRI JUL 27 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.

GMZ001-280930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1015 PM EDT FRI JUL 27 2012

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK TROUGHING OVER THE NE GULF WILL DRIFT W
REACHING THE THE N CENTRAL GULF ON MON THEN DISSIPATE. A RIDGE
FROM SW FLORIDA TO THE NE TEXAS COAST WILL PERSIST THROUGH SUN
BEFORE ALIGNING E TO W ALONG 26N MON THROUGH WED. A TROPICAL
WAVE WILL MOVE W THROUGH THE BAY OF CAMPECHE TONIGHT AND SAT. 

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GMZ011-280930-
NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK-
1015 PM EDT FRI JUL 27 2012

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. 
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT IN SE SWELL. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED
TSTMS.
.SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 

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GMZ013-280930-
N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY-
1015 PM EDT FRI JUL 27 2012

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A FEW SHOWERS.
.SAT...S TO SW WINDS 5 KT...BECOMING N LESS THAN 5 KT LATE.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.SAT NIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.SUN...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 

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GMZ015-280930-
NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W-
1015 PM EDT FRI JUL 27 2012

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.SAT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SLATE. SEAS 1 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 

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GMZ017-280930-
W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W-
1015 PM EDT FRI JUL 27 2012

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.SAT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT. AND SCATTERED SHOWERS. SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.MON THROUGH WED...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 

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GMZ019-280930-
CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W-
1015 PM EDT FRI JUL 27 2012

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

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GMZ021-280930-
E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA-
1015 PM EDT FRI JUL 27 2012

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

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GMZ023-280930-
SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W-
1015 PM EDT FRI JUL 27 2012

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS MAINLY S PART.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 

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GMZ025-280930-
E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK-
1015 PM EDT FRI JUL 27 2012

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

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FORECASTER NELSON