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FZNT24 KNHC 241332
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
932 AM EDT WED APR 24 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.

GMZ001-242045-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
932 AM EDT WED APR 24 2013

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM LAKE CHARLES LOUISIANA TO
BROWNSVILLE TEXAS WILL WEAKEN AS IT REACHES FROM THE FLORIDA
PANHANDLE TO NEAR 26N95W TO THE SW GULF EARLY THU WHERE IT WILL
STALL INTO FRI...AND SLOWLY DISSIPATE THROUGH LATE FRI AS HIGH
PRES BUILDS FROM THE U.S. SEABOARD BUILDS SW OVER THE MUCH OF THE 
AREA THROUGH SUN.

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GMZ011-242045-
NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK-
932 AM EDT WED APR 24 2013

.TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NW PART 20 TO 25 KT
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...
EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT NW PART. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.THU...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS.
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT ION SE SWELL.
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

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GMZ013-242045-
N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY-
932 AM EDT WED APR 24 2013

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 90W. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
.THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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GMZ015-242045-
NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W-
932 AM EDT WED APR 24 2013

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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GMZ017-242045-
W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W-
932 AM EDT WED APR 24 2013

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

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GMZ019-242045-
CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W-
932 AM EDT WED APR 24 2013

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

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GMZ021-242045-
E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA-
932 AM EDT WED APR 24 2013

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

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GMZ023-242045-
SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W-
932 AM EDT WED APR 24 2013

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...N WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO
15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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GMZ025-242045-
E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK-
932 AM EDT WED APR 24 2013

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

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE