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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1009 AM EDT MON OCT 29 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.

GMZ001-300215-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1009 AM EDT MON OCT 29 2012

.SYNOPSIS...FRESH TO STRONG NW TO N WINDS IN THE NE GULF WILL
GRADUALLY DIMINISH FROM W TO E THROUGH LATE TUE. GENERALLY TRANQUIL
MARINE CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE GULF TUE NIGHT THROUGH
FRI AS HIGH PRES SETTLES ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF.

$$

GMZ011-300215-
NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK-
1009 AM EDT MON OCT 29 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED...S TO SW WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.THU...SW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 

$$

GMZ013-300215-
N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY-
1009 AM EDT MON OCT 29 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...E OF 90W...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. W OF 90W...SE
TO S WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING SW LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN N
SWELL.
.WED...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI...N WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT.

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GMZ015-300215-
NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W-
1009 AM EDT MON OCT 29 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN
NW SWELL.
.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
.TUE...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 

$$

GMZ017-300215-
W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W-
1009 AM EDT MON OCT 29 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE
SWELL.
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 

$$

GMZ019-300215-
CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W-
1009 AM EDT MON OCT 29 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL.
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.TUE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E LATE. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 

$$

GMZ021-300215-
E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA-
1009 AM EDT MON OCT 29 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NW
SWELL.
.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TUE...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.THU...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 

$$

GMZ023-300215-
SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W-
1009 AM EDT MON OCT 29 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO
10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF
VERACRUZ...AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS.
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF
COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 5 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 

$$

GMZ025-300215-
E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK-
1009 AM EDT MON OCT 29 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT
WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 5 TO 7 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT WITHIN 60 NM
OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE.
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 3 TO 5 FT
ELSEWHERE.
.TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 5 TO 10 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 2 TO 3 FT. 

$$

FORECASTER LEWITSKY