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FZNT24 KNHC 081448
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1048 AM EDT MON OCT 8 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.

GMZ001-082230-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1048 AM EDT MON OCT 8 2012

.SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM NW FLORIDA TO TAMPICO MEXICO
WILL EXTEND FROM TAMPA BAY TO BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE TONIGHT THEN
DISSIPATE TUE. HIGH PRES RIDGE THEN BUILDS ACROSS GULF STATES
WITH MOSTLY LIGHT WINDS TONIGHT THROUGH FRI.

$$

GMZ011-082230-
NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK-
1048 AM EDT MON OCT 8 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

$$

GMZ013-082230-
N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY-
1048 AM EDT MON OCT 8 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

$$

GMZ015-082230-
NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W-
1048 AM EDT MON OCT 8 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

$$

GMZ017-082230-
W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W-
1048 AM EDT MON OCT 8 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS.
.WED THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

$$

GMZ019-082230-
CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W-
1048 AM EDT MON OCT 8 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO
10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

$$

GMZ021-082230-
E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA-
1048 AM EDT MON OCT 8 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS.
.WED THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

$$

GMZ023-082230-
SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W-
1048 AM EDT MON OCT 8 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF
COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS. 
.TUE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

$$

GMZ025-082230-
E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK-
1048 AM EDT MON OCT 8 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS.
.WED THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

$$

FORECASTER DGS