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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
406 AM EST MON NOV 12 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.

GMZ001-130000-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
406 AM EST MON NOV 12 2012

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF LATER THIS MORNING
FOLLOWED BY STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS. THE COLD FRONT
WILL MOVE QUICKLY AND EXTEND FROM THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE
SW TO NEAR VERACRUZ MEXICO BY THIS EVENING EXTENDING FROM THE
FLORIDA BIG BEND AREA TO THE WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE MORNING
THEN FROM TAMPA FLORIDA TO THE SW GULF LATER TUE EVENING AND
WEAKENING. THE FRONT WILL DISSIPATE AS IT SLOWLY MOVES S THROUGH
THU. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE GULF WAKE OF THE FRONT
THROUGH FRI.

$$

GMZ011-130000-
NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK-
406 AM EST MON NOV 12 2012

.TODAY...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

$$

GMZ013-130000-
N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY-
406 AM EST MON NOV 12 2012

.TODAY...E OF 90W...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. W OF 90W...S WINDS
10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...E OF 90W...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE
15 TO 20 KT LATE. W OF 90W...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF 90W...AND 6 TO 8 FT W OF 90W.
SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

$$

GMZ015-130000-
NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W-
406 AM EST MON NOV 12 2012

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

$$

GMZ017-130000-
W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W-
406 AM EST MON NOV 12 2012

.TODAY...E OF 96W...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE. WINDS
SE 5 TO 10 KT MORNING. W OF 96W...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS. SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

$$

GMZ019-130000-
CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W-
406 AM EST MON NOV 12 2012

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N OF 24N...AND 4 TO
5 FT S OF 24N. SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS.
.WED THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

$$

GMZ021-130000-
E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA-
406 AM EST MON NOV 12 2012

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

$$

GMZ023-130000-
SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W-
406 AM EST MON NOV 12 2012

.TODAY...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF
VERACRUZ...AND N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST
OF VERACRUZ...AND N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

$$

GMZ025-130000-
E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK-
406 AM EST MON NOV 12 2012

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF
COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT WITHIN
60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

$$

FORECASTER DGS