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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
355 AM EST THU DEC 13 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.

GMZ001-132315-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
355 AM EST THU DEC 13 2012

.SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE BAY OF
CAMPECHE WILL EXTEND FROM SW FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA
THU THEN DISSIPATE 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.

$$

GMZ011-132315-
NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK-
355 AM EST THU DEC 13 2012

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

$$

GMZ013-132315-
N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY-
355 AM EST THU DEC 13 2012

.TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

$$

GMZ015-132315-
NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W-
355 AM EST THU DEC 13 2012

.TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

$$

GMZ017-132315-
W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W-
355 AM EST THU DEC 13 2012

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

$$

GMZ019-132315-
CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W-
355 AM EST THU DEC 13 2012

.TODAY...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

$$

GMZ021-132315-
E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA-
355 AM EST THU DEC 13 2012

.TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 

$$

GMZ023-132315-
SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W-
355 AM EST THU DEC 13 2012

.TODAY...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. 
.TONIGHT...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 AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

$$

GMZ025-132315-
E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK-
355 AM EST THU DEC 13 2012

.TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF
COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

$$

FORECASTER DGS