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FZNT24 KNHC 130242
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
942 PM 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.

GMZ001-131500-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
942 PM EST WED DEC 12 2012

.SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO THE SW GULF
WILL REACH FROM SW FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA THU...THEN A
SHEAR LINE ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA FRI. SOUTHERLY RETURN
FLOW WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN
AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE GULF MON.

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GMZ011-131500-
NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK-
942 PM EST WED DEC 12 2012

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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GMZ013-131500-
N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY-
942 PM EST WED DEC 12 2012

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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GMZ015-131500-
NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W-
942 PM EST WED DEC 12 2012

.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.MON...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

$$

GMZ017-131500-
W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W-
942 PM EST WED DEC 12 2012

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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GMZ019-131500-
CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W-
942 PM EST WED DEC 12 2012

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

$$

GMZ021-131500-
E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA-
942 PM EST WED DEC 12 2012

.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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GMZ023-131500-
SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W-
942 PM EST WED DEC 12 2012

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. 
.THU...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.
.THU NIGHT...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...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

$$

GMZ025-131500-
E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK-
942 PM EST WED DEC 12 2012

.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...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF
CAMPECHE AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE.
.THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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FORECASTER MUNDELL