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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
517 AM EDT THU OCT 3 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.

GMZ001-032130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
517 AM EDT THU OCT 3 2013

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK RIDGE ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF WILL SHIFT N
TODAY AHEAD OF LOW PRES CENTER LIFTING N OFF NE COAST OF YUCATAN
PENINSULA. LOW EXPECTED TO MOVE N TO N-NW THROUGH SAT AND BE
ACCOMPANIED BY GALES ACROSS EASTERN SEMICIRCLE. THERE IS A VERY
GOOD CHANCE THIS SYSTEM WILL BECOME A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE
NEXT 24 HOURS. THIS LOW EXPECTED TO REACH NEAR 31N87.5W BY SAT
EVENING THEN TURN NE AND MOVE INLAND SAT NIGHT. WINDS AND SEAS
WILL INCREASE QUICKLY TODAY AND TONIGHT OVER E PORTIONS OF THE
GULF ACCOMPANIED BY SCATTERED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS AND SQUALLS.

$$

GMZ011-032130-
NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK-
517 AM EDT THU OCT 3 2013

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE LATE.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING E TO SE
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

$$

GMZ013-032130-
N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY-
517 AM EDT THU OCT 3 2013

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. E OF 90W...SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...
BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. W OF 90W...SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS.
.TONIGHT...E OF 90W...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT. W OF 90W...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
LATE... SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS.
.FRI...E OF 90W...E TO SE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. W OF 90W...E WINDS
15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT E
OF 90W...AND 5 TO 7 FT W OF 90W. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED
TSTMS.
.FRI NIGHT...E OF 90W...S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. W OF 90W...NE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS
8 TO 11 FT E OF 90W...AND 5 TO 7 FT W OF 90W.
.SAT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.SUN...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ015-032130-
NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W-
517 AM EDT THU OCT 3 2013

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS.
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS.
.FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE 20 TO
25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT N OF 27N...AND
4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.SUN...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

$$

GMZ017-032130-
W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W-
517 AM EDT THU OCT 3 2013

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

$$

GMZ019-032130-
CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W-
517 AM EDT THU OCT 3 2013

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...N OF 24N...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 20 TO
25 KT LATE. S OF 24N...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS.
.TONIGHT...N OF 24N...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. S OF 24N...N
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT LATE.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N OF 24N...AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 24N.
SCATTERED TSTMS.
.FRI...N OF 24N...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 20
TO 25 KT LATE. S OF 24N...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SW
10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT N OF 24N N OF 24N...AND 3 TO 5
FT S OF 24N. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS.
.FRI NIGHT...N OF 24N...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S
TO SW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. S OF 24N...SE WINDS 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

$$

GMZ021-032130-
E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA-
517 AM EDT THU OCT 3 2013

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...SE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN STRAITS OF
FLORIDA...AND 6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED TSTMS.
.TONIGHT...STRAITS OF FLORIDA...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SE WINDS
25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND 6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE.
SCATTERED TSTMS.
.FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA... AND 4 TO 6 FT
ELSEWHERE.
.FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ023-032130-
SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W-
517 AM EDT THU OCT 3 2013

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE LATE.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ025-032130-
E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK-
517 AM EDT THU OCT 3 2013

.TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUN...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.MON...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER STRIPLING