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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
956 AM EST SUN DEC 30 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.

GMZ001-310300-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
956 AM EST SUN DEC 30 2012

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES BUILDING E ACROSS THE AREA MOVE E TO THE
WESTERN ATLC MON AS ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE FAR NW GULF
BY EARLY TUE. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE
TO NE MEXICO LATE TUE. LOW PRES IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP ALONG THE
FRONT AND TRACK NE ALONG THE FRONT TO THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE BY
LATE THU LATE AND NE OF THE AREA THU NIGHT.

$$

GMZ011-310300-
NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK-
956 AM EST SUN DEC 30 2012

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.TUE...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

$$

GMZ013-310300-
N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY-
956 AM EST SUN DEC 30 2012

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.TUE...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

$$

GMZ015-310300-
NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W-
956 AM EST SUN DEC 30 2012

.TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

$$

GMZ017-310300-
W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W-
956 AM EST SUN DEC 30 2012

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

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GMZ019-310300-
CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W-
956 AM EST SUN DEC 30 2012

.TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

$$

GMZ021-310300-
E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA-
956 AM EST SUN DEC 30 2012

.TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

$$

GMZ023-310300-
SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W-
956 AM EST SUN DEC 30 2012

.TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITHIN 60 NM
OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 7 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN
60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 6 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT WITHIN
60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

$$

GMZ025-310300-
E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK-
956 AM EST SUN DEC 30 2012

.TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF
COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN
60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN
60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. 
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

$$

FORECASTER DGS