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FZNT24 KNHC 210234
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1034 PM EDT SAT OCT 20 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.

GMZ001-210830-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1034 PM EDT SAT OCT 20 2012

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT IS MOVING INTO THE FLORIDA STRAITS WHERE
IT WILL DISSIPATE THROUGH EARLY SUN. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD BEHIND THE
FRONT WITH WINDS BECOMING FRESH OVER MUCH OF THE GULF SUN NIGHT
INTO TUE. WINDS WILL DIMINISH OVER THE WESTERN GULF BY WED...BUT
THE PRES GRADIENT WILL REMAIN STRONG OVER THE E GULF BETWEEN HIGH
PRES TO THE N AND DEVELOPING LOW PRES JUST S OF JAMAICA.

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GMZ011-210830-
NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK-
1034 PM EDT SAT OCT 20 2012

.OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

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GMZ013-210830-
N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY-
1034 PM EDT SAT OCT 20 2012

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 

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GMZ015-210830-
NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W-
1034 PM EDT SAT OCT 20 2012

.OVERNIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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GMZ017-210830-
W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W-
1034 PM EDT SAT OCT 20 2012

.OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO
20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

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GMZ019-210830-
CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W-
1034 PM EDT SAT OCT 20 2012

.OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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GMZ021-210830-
E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA-
1034 PM EDT SAT OCT 20 2012

.OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 

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GMZ023-210830-
SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W-
1034 PM EDT SAT OCT 20 2012

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...
BECOMING NE LATE. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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GMZ025-210830-
E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK-
1034 PM EDT SAT OCT 20 2012

.OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...
BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST
OF CAMPECHE...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. 
.MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE...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. 
.THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN