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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1046 AM EDT SUN AUG 18 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.

GMZ001-190300-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1046 AM EDT SUN AUG 18 2013

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK TROUGH EXTENDING FROM NEAR 28N89W TO BAY OF
CAMPECHE WILL MOVE WESTWARD TO INLAND NE MEXICO AND FAR SOUTHERN
TEXAS MON NIGHT. A RIDGE WILL DOMINATE THE REMAINDER OF THE GULF
THROUGH THE PERIOD.

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GMZ011-190300-
NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK-
1046 AM EDT SUN AUG 18 2013

.TODAY...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

$$

GMZ013-190300-
N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY-
1046 AM EDT SUN AUG 18 2013

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

$$

GMZ015-190300-
NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W-
1046 AM EDT SUN AUG 18 2013

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

$$

GMZ017-190300-
W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W-
1046 AM EDT SUN AUG 18 2013

.TODAY...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO
15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

$$

GMZ019-190300-
CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W-
1046 AM EDT SUN AUG 18 2013

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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GMZ021-190300-
E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA-
1046 AM EDT SUN AUG 18 2013

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

$$

GMZ023-190300-
SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W-
1046 AM EDT SUN AUG 18 2013

.TODAY...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

$$

GMZ025-190300-
E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK-
1046 AM EDT SUN AUG 18 2013

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

$$

FORECASTER DGS