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FZNT24 KNHC 201437
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1037 AM EDT WED MAR 20 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.

GMZ001-210300-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1037 AM EDT WED MAR 20 2013

.SYNOPSIS...REINFORCING COLD AIR WILL MERGE WITH A FRONT FROM
CENTRAL FLORIDA TO NE MEXICO THIS AFTERNOON AND PUSH THE FRONT
SOUTHWARD OVERNIGHT...EXTENDING FROM SOUTHERN FLORIDA TO VERACRUZ
MEXICO THU MORNING...THEN BECOME DIFFUSE OVER THE SE GULF BY THU
EVENING. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SE ACROSS THE REGION THU AND FRI
WITH SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW GRADUALLY INCREASING THROUGH SAT. THE
NEXT COLD FRONT WILL IMPACT THE GULF WATERS LATE SAT AND SUN.

$$

GMZ011-210300-
NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK-
1037 AM EDT WED MAR 20 2013

.TODAY...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

$$

GMZ013-210300-
N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY-
1037 AM EDT WED MAR 20 2013

.TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SUN...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

$$

GMZ015-210300-
NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W-
1037 AM EDT WED MAR 20 2013

.TODAY...N OF 27N...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. S OF 27N...S WINDS 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. 
.THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

$$

GMZ017-210300-
W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W-
1037 AM EDT WED MAR 20 2013

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

$$

GMZ019-210300-
CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W-
1037 AM EDT WED MAR 20 2013

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

$$

GMZ021-210300-
E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA-
1037 AM EDT WED MAR 20 2013

.TODAY...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

$$

GMZ023-210300-
SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W-
1037 AM EDT WED MAR 20 2013

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

$$

GMZ025-210300-
E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK-
1037 AM EDT WED MAR 20 2013

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

$$

FORECASTER MUNDELL