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FZNT24 KNHC 071437
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1037 AM EDT MON OCT 7 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.

GMZ001-080245-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1037 AM EDT MON OCT 7 2013

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO
THE WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL REACH FROM N FLORIDA TO THE E
BAY OF CAMPECHE TONIGHT...THEN WEAKEN AND BECOME STATIONARY FROM
CENTRAL FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA TUE. STRONG WINDS ARE
EXPECTED ALONG THE MEXICAN COAST...S OF TAMPICO THROUGH TONIGHT.
HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT THROUGH FRI. SLY
RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP ACROSS THE NW GULF BY THE END OF THE
FORECAST PERIOD. 

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GMZ011-080245-
NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK-
1037 AM EDT MON OCT 7 2013

.TODAY...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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GMZ013-080245-
N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY-
1037 AM EDT MON OCT 7 2013

.TODAY...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 

$$

GMZ015-080245-
NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W-
1037 AM EDT MON OCT 7 2013

.TODAY...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 

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GMZ017-080245-
W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W-
1037 AM EDT MON OCT 7 2013

.TODAY...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED...E TO SE 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...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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GMZ019-080245-
CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W-
1037 AM EDT MON OCT 7 2013

.TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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GMZ021-080245-
E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA-
1037 AM EDT MON OCT 7 2013

.TODAY...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA...
AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

$$

GMZ023-080245-
SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W-
1037 AM EDT MON OCT 7 2013

.TODAY...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.TUE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

$$

GMZ025-080245-
E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK-
1037 AM EDT MON OCT 7 2013

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF
COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 4 TO
6 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
.WED...NE 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 GR