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FZNT24 KNHC 100848
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
448 AM EDT FRI AUG 10 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.

GMZ001-102100-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
448 AM EDT FRI AUG 10 2012

.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL DEPRESSION ERNESTO INLAND NEAR 18.0N 97.8W
AT 0900 UTC MOVING W AT 11 KT WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT
GUSTS TO 450 KT. ERNESTO WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT. SE SWELLS
GENERATED BY ERNESTO WILL CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE LATER TODAY. A
TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE FROM NW CARIBBEAN INTO THE SE GULF LATE
SAT MOVING THROUGH THE CENTRAL TO W GULF THROUGH MON.

$$

GMZ011-102100-
NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK-
448 AM EDT FRI AUG 10 2012

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

$$

GMZ013-102100-
N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY-
448 AM EDT FRI AUG 10 2012

.TODAY...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

$$

GMZ015-102100-
NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W-
448 AM EDT FRI AUG 10 2012

.TODAY...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 

$$

GMZ017-102100-
W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W-
448 AM EDT FRI AUG 10 2012

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

$$

GMZ019-102100-
CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W-
448 AM EDT FRI AUG 10 2012

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

$$

GMZ021-102100-
E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA-
448 AM EDT FRI AUG 10 2012

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

$$

GMZ023-102100-
SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W-
448 AM EDT FRI AUG 10 2012

.TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF
VERACRUZ...AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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GMZ025-102100-
E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK-
448 AM EDT FRI AUG 10 2012

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF
CAMPECHE...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

$$

FORECASTER DGS