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FZNT24 KNHC 181447
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1047 AM EDT SAT AUG 18 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.

GMZ001-190200-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1047 AM EDT SAT AUG 18 2012

.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL DEPRESSION HELENE INLAND NEAR 22.0N 98.0W AT
11 AM EDT MOVING NW AT 8 KT WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT
GUSTS TO 40 KT. HELENE WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES FURTHER INLAND
THIS AFTERNOON. A RIDGE ALONG 27N WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE
WEEKEND. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF MON...AND
DRIFT SLOWLY EASTWARD ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH WED.

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GMZ011-190200-
NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK-
1047 AM EDT SAT AUG 18 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.MON...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

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GMZ013-190200-
N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY-
1047 AM EDT SAT AUG 18 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...SW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.MON THROUGH WED...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

$$

GMZ015-190200-
NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W-
1047 AM EDT SAT AUG 18 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.MON THROUGH WED...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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GMZ017-190200-
W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W-
1047 AM EDT SAT AUG 18 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF
96W...AND 5 TO 7 FT W OF 96W. SCATTERED TSTMS.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.MON THROUGH WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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GMZ019-190200-
CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W-
1047 AM EDT SAT AUG 18 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.MON THROUGH WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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GMZ021-190200-
E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA-
1047 AM EDT SAT AUG 18 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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GMZ023-190200-
SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W-
1047 AM EDT SAT AUG 18 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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GMZ025-190200-
E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK-
1047 AM EDT SAT AUG 18 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.MON THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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FORECASTER MUNDELL