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FZNT24 KNHC 120905
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
405 AM EST WED DEC 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.

GMZ001-122330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
405 AM EST WED DEC 12 2012

.SYNOPSIS...FRONT EXTENDS JUST N OF TAMPA BAY TO THE SW GULF.
THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM SW FLORIDA TO 19N92W THU MORNING THEN
BECOME DIFFUSE ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA THU NIGHT. SLY
RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE NW GULF FRI AND SAT.

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GMZ011-122330-
NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK-
405 AM EST WED DEC 12 2012

.TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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GMZ013-122330-
N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY-
405 AM EST WED DEC 12 2012

.TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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GMZ015-122330-
NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W-
405 AM EST WED DEC 12 2012

.TODAY...N OF 27N...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE
10 TO 15 KT LATE. S OF 27N...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO
10 KT...SHIFTING TO W LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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GMZ017-122330-
W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W-
405 AM EST WED DEC 12 2012

.TODAY...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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GMZ019-122330-
CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W-
405 AM EST WED DEC 12 2012

.TODAY...N OF 24N...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. S OF 24N...NW WINDS
5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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GMZ021-122330-
E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA-
405 AM EST WED DEC 12 2012

.TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO
15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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GMZ023-122330-
SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W-
405 AM EST WED DEC 12 2012

.TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF
VERACRUZ...AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. 
.THU...N TO 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. 
.THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN
60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 4 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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GMZ025-122330-
E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK-
405 AM EST WED DEC 12 2012

.TODAY...N WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...INCREASING TO 5 TO 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF
COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT
WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE... AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

$$

FORECASTER DGS