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FZNT24 KNHC 280844
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
444 AM EDT FRI SEP 28 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.

GMZ001-282300-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
444 AM EDT FRI SEP 28 2012

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES NE OF THE GULF WILL MAINTAIN LIGHT WINDS
ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH MUCH OF SAT. COLD FRONT AND LOW PRES IS
EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST SUN MORNING AND EXTEND FROM
NEAR NEW ORLEANS LOUISIANA TO LOW PRES NEAR 27N93W 1006 MB TO
NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO BY LATE SUN...FROM THE WESTERN FLORIDA
PANHANDLE TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE BY LATE MON...THEN BECOME
STATIONARY FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE
TUE.

$$

GMZ011-282300-
NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK-
444 AM EDT FRI SEP 28 2012

.TODAY...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.SUN...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

$$

GMZ013-282300-
N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY-
444 AM EDT FRI SEP 28 2012

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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GMZ015-282300-
NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W-
444 AM EDT FRI SEP 28 2012

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS. 
.SAT...E WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING SE 
LATE. SEAS 1 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

$$

GMZ017-282300-
W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W-
444 AM EDT FRI SEP 28 2012

.TODAY...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS.
.SUN...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

$$

GMZ019-282300-
CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W-
444 AM EDT FRI SEP 28 2012

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

$$

GMZ021-282300-
E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA-
444 AM EDT FRI SEP 28 2012

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

$$

GMZ023-282300-
SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W-
444 AM EDT FRI SEP 28 2012

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

$$

GMZ025-282300-
E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK-
444 AM EDT FRI SEP 28 2012

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

$$

FORECASTER DGS