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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
456 AM EDT THU OCT 25 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.

GMZ001-252315-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
456 AM EDT THU OCT 25 2012

.SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE SANDY LIFTS N ACROSS BAHAMAS TODAY. THIS WILL
CAUSE STRONG NE-E WINDS ACROSS STRAITS OF FLORIDA TODAY EXPANDING
INTO EASTERN HALF OF GULF THROUGH SUN.

$$

GMZ011-252315-
NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK-
456 AM EDT THU OCT 25 2012

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS.
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

$$

GMZ013-252315-
N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY-
456 AM EDT THU OCT 25 2012

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

$$

GMZ015-252315-
NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W-
456 AM EDT THU OCT 25 2012

.TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

$$

GMZ017-252315-
W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W-
456 AM EDT THU OCT 25 2012

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

$$

GMZ019-252315-
CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W-
456 AM EDT THU OCT 25 2012

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS.
.SAT THROUGH MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

$$

GMZ021-252315-
E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA-
456 AM EDT THU OCT 25 2012

.TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT STRAITS OF
FLORIDA...AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT STRAITS OF
FLORIDA...AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

$$

GMZ023-252315-
SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W-
456 AM EDT THU OCT 25 2012

.TODAY...E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO N 
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

$$

GMZ025-252315-
E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK-
456 AM EDT THU OCT 25 2012

.TODAY...N WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

$$

FORECASTER DGS