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FZNT24 KNHC 151459
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1059 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.

GMZ001-152045-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1059 AM EDT WED AUG 15 2012

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK RIDGE ALONG 27N WILL PERSIST THROUGH SUN. A
TROPICAL WAVE IN THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN WILL MOVE W ACROSS THE
YUCATAN PENINSULA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AND EMERGE ACROSS
THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE EARLY THU...THEN MOVE SLOWLY W-NW
ACROSS THE BAY OF CAMPECHE AND SW GULF AND INTO MEXICO THU NIGHT
THROUGH SUN.

$$

GMZ011-152045-
NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK-
1059 AM EDT WED AUG 15 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

$$

GMZ013-152045-
N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY-
1059 AM EDT WED AUG 15 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO
15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.SUN...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

$$

GMZ015-152045-
NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W-
1059 AM EDT WED AUG 15 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. 
.FRI...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. 
.SAT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. 
.SUN...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 

$$

GMZ017-152045-
W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W-
1059 AM EDT WED AUG 15 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S 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 AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

$$

GMZ019-152045-
CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W-
1059 AM EDT WED AUG 15 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO
5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

$$

GMZ021-152045-
E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA-
1059 AM EDT WED AUG 15 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS. 
.THU...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 

$$

GMZ023-152045-
SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W-
1059 AM EDT WED AUG 15 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO
10 KT LATE. 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 AND ISOLATED
TSTMS. 
.THU...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS. 
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

$$

GMZ025-152045-
E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK-
1059 AM EDT WED AUG 15 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO
10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.THU NIGHT...E 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...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

$$

FORECASTER STRIPLING