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FZNT24 KNHC 160848
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
448 AM EDT THU AUG 16 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.

GMZ001-162300-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
448 AM EDT THU AUG 16 2012

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE WILL REMAIN ALONG 27N THROUGH MON. TROPICAL
WAVE WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE TODAY. THE WAVE WILL
THEN MOVE SLOWLY WNW ACROSS THE BAY OF CAMPECHE AND INTO MEXICO
THROUGH LATE SAT. POSSIBLE LOW PRES MAY FORM ALONG THE WAVE FRI
AND SAT.

$$

GMZ011-162300-
NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK-
448 AM EDT THU AUG 16 2012

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS.
.SAT THROUGH MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

$$

GMZ013-162300-
N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY-
448 AM EDT THU AUG 16 2012

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

$$

GMZ015-162300-
NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W-
448 AM EDT THU AUG 16 2012

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LES.SCATTERED
TSTMS.
.SAT THROUGH MON...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 

$$

GMZ017-162300-
W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W-
448 AM EDT THU AUG 16 2012

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

$$

GMZ019-162300-
CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W-
448 AM EDT THU AUG 16 2012

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS.
.SAT THROUGH MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

$$

GMZ021-162300-
E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA-
448 AM EDT THU AUG 16 2012

.TODAY...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS.
.SAT THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 

$$

GMZ023-162300-
SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W-
448 AM EDT THU AUG 16 2012

.TODAY...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS.
.SAT THROUGH MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

$$

GMZ025-162300-
E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK-
448 AM EDT THU AUG 16 2012

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...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 AND FRI 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. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

$$

FORECASTER DGS