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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
515 AM EDT MON MAY 13 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.

GMZ001-132015-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
515 AM EDT MON MAY 13 2013

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM JUST N OF TAMPA BAY TO 25N90W TO
NEAR TUXPAN MEXICO EARLY THIS MORNING WILL REMAIN STATIONARY
ACROSS W PORTIONS TODAY...WHILE E PORTION MOVES SE...STRETCHING FROM
UPPER FLORIDA KEYS TO 24.5N90W THIS EVENING. THE WESTERN PORTION
OF THE FRONT WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT WHILE THE EASTERN PORTION
PASSES THROUGH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL AND STRAITS OF FLORIDA TONIGHT
THROUGH TUE. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE GULF BEHIND THE
FRONT WITH A RIDGE ESTABLISHED ALONG 29N WED THROUGH FRI TO
PRODUCE MODERATE RETURN FLOW ACROSS W HALF.

$$

GMZ011-132015-
NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK-
515 AM EDT MON MAY 13 2013

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

$$

GMZ013-132015-
N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY-
515 AM EDT MON MAY 13 2013

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

$$

GMZ015-132015-
NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W-
515 AM EDT MON MAY 13 2013

.TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

$$

GMZ017-132015-
W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W-
515 AM EDT MON MAY 13 2013

.TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

$$

GMZ019-132015-
CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W-
515 AM EDT MON MAY 13 2013

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

$$

GMZ021-132015-
E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA-
515 AM EDT MON MAY 13 2013

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

$$

GMZ023-132015-
SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W-
515 AM EDT MON MAY 13 2013

.TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

$$

GMZ025-132015-
E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK-
515 AM EDT MON MAY 13 2013

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

$$

FORECASTER STRIPLING