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FZNT24 KNHC 170917
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT SAT SEP 17 2011

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. 

GMZ089-171530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT SAT SEP 17 2011

.SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 29N83W TO 27N89W TO 
29N93W DISSIPATE TONIGHT.  HIGH PRES OVER EASTERN SEABOARD BUILD 
SW INTO NE GULF SUN AND MON THEN WEAKEN TUE.

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GMZ080-171530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 AM CDT SAT SEP 17 2011

.TODAY THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE AND WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ082-171530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT SAT SEP 17 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E OF 95W NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON AND TUE...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ084-171530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT SAT SEP 17 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN THROUGH WED...N OF 27N E OF 88W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 190 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED 
TSTMS FAR E PART TUE AND WED. 

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GMZ086-171530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT SAT SEP 17 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED 
TSTMS.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 26N.
.TUE AND WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES