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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1019 PM EDT THU APR 11 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.

GMZ001-121030-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1019 PM EDT THU APR 11 2013

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM MOBILE ALABAMA TO VERACRUZ 
MEXICO WILL REACH FROM N FLORIDA TO THE E BAY OF CAMPECHE FRI
NIGHT...THEN DRIFT BACK TOWARDS THE N GULF SAT AND SUN. A FRONTAL
WAVE OR WEAK LOW MAY FORM ALONG THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY LATE SUN.
A RIDGE IS FORECAST TO DOMINATE THE MAJORITY OF THE GULF WATERS
MON AND TUE WITH MAINLY A SOUTHERLY FLOW.

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GMZ011-121030-
NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK-
1019 PM EDT THU APR 11 2013

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

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GMZ013-121030-
N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY-
1019 PM EDT THU APR 11 2013

.OVERNIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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GMZ015-121030-
NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W-
1019 PM EDT THU APR 11 2013

.OVERNIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.FRI NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO
10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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GMZ017-121030-
W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W-
1019 PM EDT THU APR 11 2013

.OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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GMZ019-121030-
CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W-
1019 PM EDT THU APR 11 2013

.OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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GMZ021-121030-
E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA-
1019 PM EDT THU APR 11 2013

.OVERNIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

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GMZ023-121030-
SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W-
1019 PM EDT THU APR 11 2013

.OVERNIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF
COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. 
.FRI...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST
OF VERACRUZ...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 5 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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GMZ025-121030-
E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK-
1019 PM EDT THU APR 11 2013

.OVERNIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST
OF CAMPECHE...AND 2 TO 4 FT ELSEWHERE. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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FORECASTER GR