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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1022 PM EDT SAT SEP 22 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.

GMZ001-231500-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1022 PM EDT SAT SEP 22 2012

.SYNOPSIS...A NEARLY STATIONARY WEAK SURFACE TROUGH FROM 24N97W
TO 19N94W WILL SLOWLY DISSIPATE THROUGH SUN. A TROPICAL WAVE
WILL MOVE ACROSS BAY OF CAMPECHE THROUGH MON. A WEAK COLD FRONT
WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF SUN...STALL OVER THE CENTRAL
GULF BY SUN EVENING...THEN SLOWLY DISSIPATE AS HIGH PRES BUILDS S
ACROSS THE EAST-CENTRAL GULF.

$$

GMZ011-231500-
NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK-
1022 PM EDT SAT SEP 22 2012

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

$$

GMZ013-231500-
N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY-
1022 PM EDT SAT SEP 22 2012

.OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

$$

GMZ015-231500-
NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W-
1022 PM EDT SAT SEP 22 2012

.OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

$$

GMZ017-231500-
W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W-
1022 PM EDT SAT SEP 22 2012

.OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

$$

GMZ019-231500-
CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W-
1022 PM EDT SAT SEP 22 2012

.OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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GMZ021-231500-
E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA-
1022 PM EDT SAT SEP 22 2012

.OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

$$

GMZ023-231500-
SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W-
1022 PM EDT SAT SEP 22 2012

.OVERNIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

$$

GMZ025-231500-
E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK-
1022 PM EDT SAT SEP 22 2012

.OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO
2 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 3 TO 5 FT
ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

$$

FORECASTER MUNDELL