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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1016 PM 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.

GMZ001-091015-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1016 PM EDT MON OCT 8 2012

.SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM NW FLORIDA TO 21N97W WILL
EXTEND FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE TONIGHT THEN
DISSIPATE TUE. HIGH PRES RIDGE THEN BUILDS ACROSS GULF STATES.
EXPECT INCREASING WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS ACROSS THE SE WATERS
WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT AS HIGH PRES NE OF AREA STRENGTHENS. 

$$

GMZ011-091015-
NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK-
1016 PM EDT MON OCT 8 2012

.OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS. 
.WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

GMZ013-091015-
N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY-
1016 PM EDT MON OCT 8 2012

.OVERNIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 

$$

GMZ015-091015-
NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W-
1016 PM EDT MON OCT 8 2012

.OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS. 
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

$$

GMZ017-091015-
W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W-
1016 PM EDT MON OCT 8 2012

.OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS. 
.TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.WED...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 

$$

GMZ019-091015-
CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W-
1016 PM EDT MON OCT 8 2012

.OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS. 
.WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 

$$

GMZ021-091015-
E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA-
1016 PM EDT MON OCT 8 2012

.OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 

$$

GMZ023-091015-
SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W-
1016 PM EDT MON OCT 8 2012

.OVERNIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.TUE...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. ELSEWHERE...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE 
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS. 
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

$$

GMZ025-091015-
E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK-
1016 PM EDT MON OCT 8 2012

.OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS. 
.TUE...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.WED...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...
BECOMING NE TO E LATE. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

$$

FORECASTER GR