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FZNT24 KNHC 180301
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM 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. 

GMZ089-180930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM CDT SAT SEP 17 2011

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER THE SE UNITED STATES WILL BUILD SW 
INTO THE NE GULF THROUGH MON. A TROUGH WILL MOVE INTO THE SE 
GULF MON...MOVING ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF TUE AND WED 
DISSIPATING OVER THE W GULF THU.

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GMZ080-180930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 PM CDT SAT SEP 17 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING 
NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT MON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ082-180930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT SAT SEP 17 2011

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT. W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED AND THU...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ084-180930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT SAT SEP 17 2011

.TONIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 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 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS TUE AND WED.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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GMZ086-180930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 PM CDT SAT SEP 17 2011

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

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FORECASTER LEWITSKY