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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
946 AM EST SAT FEB 2 2013

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.

GMZ001-030245-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
946 AM EST SAT FEB 2 2013

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE OVER SE GEORGIA DOMINATES THE FLOW IN
THE GULF TODAY. A COLD FRONT WILL RACE S ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF
SUN. HIGH PRESSURE SHIFTS E ACROSS THE GULF ON SUN AND MON...THEN
WEAKENS MON NIGHT IN ADVANCE OF A WEAK COLD FRONT THAT MOVES INTO
THE NW GULF BY TUE MORNING...REACHES FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND
TO 25N90W EARLY WED AND DISSIPATES SE OF THE AREA WED NIGHT. A
NEW FRONT APPROACHES THE TEXAS COAST WED NIGHT.

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GMZ011-030245-
NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK-
946 AM EST SAT FEB 2 2013

.TODAY...E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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GMZ013-030245-
N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY-
946 AM EST SAT FEB 2 2013

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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GMZ015-030245-
NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W-
946 AM EST SAT FEB 2 2013

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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GMZ017-030245-
W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W-
946 AM EST SAT FEB 2 2013

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

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GMZ019-030245-
CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W-
946 AM EST SAT FEB 2 2013

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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GMZ021-030245-
E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA-
946 AM EST SAT FEB 2 2013

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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GMZ023-030245-
SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W-
946 AM EST SAT FEB 2 2013

.TODAY...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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GMZ025-030245-
E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK-
946 AM EST SAT FEB 2 2013

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

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FORECASTER SCHAUER