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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
445 AM EDT TUE OCT 2 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.

GMZ001-022215-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
445 AM EDT TUE OCT 2 2012

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO YUCATAN
PENINSULA. THE FRONT WILL MOVE E AND SE AND WEAKEN FROM THE
FLORIDA BIG BEND TO YUCATAN PENINSULA WED AND DISSIPATE THU. WEAK
HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA THU AND FRI.

$$

GMZ011-022215-
NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK-
445 AM EDT TUE OCT 2 2012

.TODAY...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 5 KT...SHIFTING TO S LESS THAN 5 KT 
LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 

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GMZ013-022215-
N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY-
445 AM EDT TUE OCT 2 2012

.TODAY...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S 
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 

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GMZ015-022215-
NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W-
445 AM EDT TUE OCT 2 2012

.TODAY...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE LATE.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 

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GMZ017-022215-
W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W-
445 AM EDT TUE OCT 2 2012

.TODAY...W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...INCREASING TO 5 TO 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 

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GMZ019-022215-
CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W-
445 AM EDT TUE OCT 2 2012

.TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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GMZ021-022215-
E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA-
445 AM EDT TUE OCT 2 2012

.TODAY...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

$$

GMZ023-022215-
SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W-
445 AM EDT TUE OCT 2 2012

.TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 

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GMZ025-022215-
E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK-
445 AM EDT TUE OCT 2 2012

.TODAY...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF
COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT 
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

$$

FORECASTER DGS