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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
449 AM EDT THU OCT 17 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.

GMZ001-172100-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
449 AM EDT THU OCT 17 2013

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM CENTRAL LOUISIANA TO NEAR BROWNSVILLE
TEXAS WILL EXTEND FROM MISSISSIPPI TO NE MEXICO LATE THU THEN
BECOME STATIONARY FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO EXTREME S TEXAS
FRI. REINFORCING SURGE ON SAT ALLOWS FRONT TO MOVE S AGAIN BEFORE
STALLING AGAIN LATE SUN AND MON. LIGHT TO GENTLE WINDS ARE
EXPECTED ACROSS MOST OF THE REGION...EXCEPT THE FAR NW
GULF...THROUGH MON.

$$

GMZ011-172100-
NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK-
449 AM EDT THU OCT 17 2013

.TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

$$

GMZ013-172100-
N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY-
449 AM EDT THU OCT 17 2013

.TODAY...S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 
LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E LATE.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

$$

GMZ015-172100-
NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W-
449 AM EDT THU OCT 17 2013

.TODAY...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 
LATE. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 

$$

GMZ017-172100-
W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W-
449 AM EDT THU OCT 17 2013

.TODAY...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

$$

GMZ019-172100-
CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W-
449 AM EDT THU OCT 17 2013

.TODAY...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

$$

GMZ021-172100-
E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA-
449 AM EDT THU OCT 17 2013

.TODAY...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 

$$

GMZ023-172100-
SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W-
449 AM EDT THU OCT 17 2013

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 

$$

GMZ025-172100-
E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK-
449 AM EDT THU OCT 17 2013

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

$$

FORECASTER DGS