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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1020 PM EDT MON OCT 15 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.

GMZ001-160815-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1020 PM EDT MON OCT 15 2012

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM APPALACHICOLA...FLORIDA TO CORPUS 
CHRISTI...TEXAS WILL WILL REACH FROM NEAR FT MEYERS...FLORIDA TO
CORPUS CHRISTI BY TUE EVENING WHERE IT WILL STALL AND GRADUALLY
DISSIPATE. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST
EARLY THU AND REACH FROM CEDAR KEY...FLORIDA TO BROWNSVILLE...
TEXAS FRI MORNING AND WEAKEN FROM FORT MEYERS TO CORPUS CHRISTI
SAT MORNING.

$$

GMZ011-160815-
NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK-
1020 PM EDT MON OCT 15 2012

.OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

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GMZ013-160815-
N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY-
1020 PM EDT MON OCT 15 2012

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

$$

GMZ015-160815-
NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W-
1020 PM EDT MON OCT 15 2012

.OVERNIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.THU...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. 
.FRI...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

$$

GMZ017-160815-
W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W-
1020 PM EDT MON OCT 15 2012

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

$$

GMZ019-160815-
CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W-
1020 PM EDT MON OCT 15 2012

.OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

$$

GMZ021-160815-
E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA-
1020 PM EDT MON OCT 15 2012

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

$$

GMZ023-160815-
SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W-
1020 PM EDT MON OCT 15 2012

.OVERNIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI...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. 

$$

GMZ025-160815-
E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK-
1020 PM EDT MON OCT 15 2012

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

$$

FORECASTER SCHAUER