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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
318 PM EST WED FEB 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.
GMZ001-140830-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
318 PM EST WED FEB 13 2013
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND
REGION TO THE SW GULF OF MEXICO WILL REACH FROM TAMPA BAY
FLORIDA TO THE W BAY OF CAMPECHE THIS EVENING...STALLING OVER
THE FAR SE GULF THU MORNING THROUGH FRI. A REINFORCING COLD FRONT
WILL ENTER THE N GULF LATE FRI NIGHT MERGING WITH THE OLD FRONT.
THE NEW FRONT WILL RAPIDLY MOVE THROUGH THE GULF...PUSHING S OF
THE AREA BY SAT EVENING. RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP OVER THE WESTERN
GULF SUN...INCREASING AND SPREADING E BY LATE SUN AND MON.
$$
GMZ011-140830-
NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK-
318 PM EST WED FEB 13 2013
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
$$
GMZ013-140830-
N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY-
318 PM EST WED FEB 13 2013
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
$$
GMZ015-140830-
NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W-
318 PM EST WED FEB 13 2013
.TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N AND NE 15 TO 20 KT S
OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT N OF 27N...AND 3 TO
5 FT S OF 27N.
.FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SUN...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
$$
GMZ017-140830-
W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W-
318 PM EST WED FEB 13 2013
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
$$
GMZ019-140830-
CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W-
318 PM EST WED FEB 13 2013
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO
15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
$$
GMZ021-140830-
E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA-
318 PM EST WED FEB 13 2013
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO SW TO W
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SUN...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
$$
GMZ023-140830-
SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W-
318 PM EST WED FEB 13 2013
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST
OF VERACRUZ...AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE.
.THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF
VERACRUZ...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE.
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
$$
GMZ025-140830-
E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK-
318 PM EST WED FEB 13 2013
.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO
15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...NW WINDS LESS THAN 5
KT. ELSEWHERE...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 3 TO
5 FT ELSEWHERE.
.THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 4 TO
6 FT ELSEWHERE.
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF
COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE.
.FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO
15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
$$
FORECASTER AL