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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1050 PM EDT WED OCT 24 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.

GMZ001-250900-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1050 PM EDT WED OCT 24 2012

.SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE SANDY LIFTS N ACROSS CUBA TONIGHT. THIS 
WILL CAUSE STRONG NE-E WINDS ACROSS STRAITS OF FLORIDA TONIGHT
AND THU EXPANDING INTO EASTERN HALF OF BASIN THROUGH SUN.

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GMZ011-250900-
NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK-
1050 PM EDT WED OCT 24 2012

.OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT...INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 KT LATE.
SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS.
.FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 

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GMZ013-250900-
N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY-
1050 PM EDT WED OCT 24 2012

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
.THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
.FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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GMZ015-250900-
NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W-
1050 PM EDT WED OCT 24 2012

.OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS.
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS.
.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SUN...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. 

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GMZ017-250900-
W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W-
1050 PM EDT WED OCT 24 2012

.OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 

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GMZ019-250900-
CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W-
1050 PM EDT WED OCT 24 2012

.OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS.
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS.
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS.
.FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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GMZ021-250900-
E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA-
1050 PM EDT WED OCT 24 2012

.OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT STRAITS OF
FLORIDA...AND TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. NUMEROUS TSTMS.
.THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT STRAITS
OF FLORIDA...AND TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. NUMEROUS TSTMS.
.FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA...
AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. NUMEROUS TSTMS.
.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SUN...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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GMZ023-250900-
SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W-
1050 PM EDT WED OCT 24 2012

.OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.THU...N WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING N LATE.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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GMZ025-250900-
E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK-
1050 PM EDT WED OCT 24 2012

.OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.THU...N WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING NW LATE.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES