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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1027 PM EDT WED OCT 3 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.

GMZ001-040900-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1027 PM EDT WED OCT 3 2012

.SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND
TO THE NE YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL DISSIPATE BY THU. HIGH PRES
RIDGE WILL DOMINATE THE GULF WED THROUGH SAT. THE NEXT COLD
FRONT WILL REACH THE N GULF WATERS LATE SAT. 

$$

GMZ011-040900-
NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK-
1027 PM EDT WED OCT 3 2012

.OVERNIGHT...S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO
15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 

$$

GMZ013-040900-
N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY-
1027 PM EDT WED OCT 3 2012

.OVERNIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING E LATE.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS. 
.THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS. 
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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GMZ015-040900-
NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W-
1027 PM EDT WED OCT 3 2012

.OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.THU...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS. 
.THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS. 
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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GMZ017-040900-
W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W-
1027 PM EDT WED OCT 3 2012

.OVERNIGHT...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO
15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

$$

GMZ019-040900-
CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W-
1027 PM EDT WED OCT 3 2012

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING NE TO E LATE.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
.THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS. 
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
.FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

$$

GMZ021-040900-
E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA-
1027 PM EDT WED OCT 3 2012

.OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS. 
.THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

$$

GMZ023-040900-
SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W-
1027 PM EDT WED OCT 3 2012

.OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.THU...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS. 
.FRI...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS. 
.FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

$$

GMZ025-040900-
E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK-
1027 PM EDT WED OCT 3 2012

.OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS. 
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS. 
.FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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FORECASTER GR