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FZNT24 KNHC 151456
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1056 AM EDT SAT SEP 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
1056 AM EDT SAT SEP 15 2012

.SYNOPSIS...A SURFACE TROUGH ALONG 92W S OF 26N WILL DRIFT W
THROUGH THE WEEKEND. AN AREA OF LOW PRES MAY DEVELOP ALONG THIS
TROUGH LATE SUN...THEN WILL MOVE TO THE NE AND INLAND EARLY NEXT
WEEK AS A REINFORCING COLD FRONT SWEEPS ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF
MON AND TUE...STALLING OVER THE E GULF WED.

$$

GMZ011-152045-
NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK-
1056 AM EDT SAT SEP 15 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.MON...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.TUE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

$$

GMZ013-152045-
N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY-
1056 AM EDT SAT SEP 15 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO
10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.MON...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.TUE...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

$$

GMZ015-152045-
NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W-
1056 AM EDT SAT SEP 15 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS. 
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.MON...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

$$

GMZ017-152045-
W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W-
1056 AM EDT SAT SEP 15 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS. 
.SUN...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.MON...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.TUE...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

$$

GMZ019-152045-
CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W-
1056 AM EDT SAT SEP 15 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO
5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...INCREASING TO 5 TO
10 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.MON...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.TUE...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

$$

GMZ021-152045-
E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA-
1056 AM EDT SAT SEP 15 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN
5 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.SUN...SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.MON...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.TUE...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.WED...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

$$

GMZ023-152045-
SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W-
1056 AM EDT SAT SEP 15 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 
LATE. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.TUE...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.WED...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

$$

GMZ025-152045-
E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK-
1056 AM EDT SAT SEP 15 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N LESS THAN
5 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 5 KT
LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.SUN...SW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING E TO SE
LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.MON...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. 
.TUE...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 

$$

FORECASTER GR