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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
447 AM EDT WED AUG 15 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.

GMZ001-152300-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
447 AM EDT WED AUG 15 2012

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK RIDGE ALONG 27N WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT N THROUGH
SAT. A TROPICAL WAVE IN THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN WILL MOVE INLAND
OVER THE YUCATAN PENINSULA THIS EVENING...EMERGE INTO THE EASTERN
BAY OF CAMPECHE WED NIGHT...THEN MOVE ACROSS THE BAY OF CAMPECHE
AND SW GULF INTO S MEXICO THU AND THU NIGHT.

$$

GMZ011-152300-
NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK-
447 AM EDT WED AUG 15 2012

.TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

$$

GMZ013-152300-
N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY-
447 AM EDT WED AUG 15 2012

.TODAY...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S LATE.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

$$

GMZ015-152300-
NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W-
447 AM EDT WED AUG 15 2012

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN
5 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 

$$

GMZ017-152300-
W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W-
447 AM EDT WED AUG 15 2012

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

$$

GMZ019-152300-
CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W-
447 AM EDT WED AUG 15 2012

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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GMZ021-152300-
E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA-
447 AM EDT WED AUG 15 2012

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

$$

GMZ023-152300-
SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W-
447 AM EDT WED AUG 15 2012

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

$$

GMZ025-152300-
E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK-
447 AM EDT WED AUG 15 2012

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT
WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE... AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE.
SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

$$

FORECASTER DGS