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FZNT24 KNHC 260849
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
449 AM EDT FRI APR 26 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.

GMZ001-262300-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
449 AM EDT FRI APR 26 2013

.SYNOPSIS...A DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM NW FLORIDA
TO WEAK 1021 MB LOW PRES NEAR 26N96W TO THE SW GULF NEAR 19N96W.
THIS FRONT WILL DISSIPATE LATER TODAY. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SW
OVER MUCH OF THE AREA FROM THE U.S. EASTERN SEABOARD LATE TODAY THROUGH
TUE.

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GMZ011-262300-
NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK-
449 AM EDT FRI APR 26 2013

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

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GMZ013-262300-
N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY-
449 AM EDT FRI APR 26 2013

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

$$

GMZ015-262300-
NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W-
449 AM EDT FRI APR 26 2013

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

$$

GMZ017-262300-
W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W-
449 AM EDT FRI APR 26 2013

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

$$

GMZ019-262300-
CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W-
449 AM EDT FRI APR 26 2013

.TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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GMZ021-262300-
E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA-
449 AM EDT FRI APR 26 2013

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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GMZ023-262300-
SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W-
449 AM EDT FRI APR 26 2013

.TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

$$

GMZ025-262300-
E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK-
449 AM EDT FRI APR 26 2013

.TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

$$

FORECASTER DGS