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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1044 AM EDT MON AUG 19 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.

GMZ001-200245-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1044 AM EDT MON AUG 19 2013

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK TROUGH FROM SE LOUISIANA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE
WILL MOVE WESTWARD AND INLAND MEXICO AND SOUTHERN TEXAS TONIGHT.
THE NORTHERN EXTENSION OF A TROPICAL WAVE OVER THE FAR SE GULF
WILL MOVE ACROSS THE YUCATAN CHANNEL LATER TODAY AND INTO THE S
CENTRAL GULF TONIGHT AND INTO THE WESTERN GULF BY TUE EVENING
BEFORE IT BECOMES DIFFUSE. RIDGE WILL DOMINATE THE REMAINDER OF
THE GULF THROUGH THE PERIOD.

$$

GMZ011-200245-
NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK-
1044 AM EDT MON AUG 19 2013

.TODAY...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

$$

GMZ013-200245-
N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY-
1044 AM EDT MON AUG 19 2013

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

$$

GMZ015-200245-
NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W-
1044 AM EDT MON AUG 19 2013

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

$$

GMZ017-200245-
W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W-
1044 AM EDT MON AUG 19 2013

.TODAY...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

$$

GMZ019-200245-
CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W-
1044 AM EDT MON AUG 19 2013

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

$$

GMZ021-200245-
E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA-
1044 AM EDT MON AUG 19 2013

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

$$

GMZ023-200245-
SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W-
1044 AM EDT MON AUG 19 2013

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

$$

GMZ025-200245-
E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK-
1044 AM EDT MON AUG 19 2013

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

$$

FORECASTER DGS