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FZNT24 KNHC 181454
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT SUN SEP 18 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. 

GMZ089-182130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT SUN SEP 18 2011

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

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GMZ080-182130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT SUN SEP 18 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.WED...W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. E OF TROUGH 
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 

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GMZ082-182130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT SUN SEP 18 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E OF 95W E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 
4 FT. W OF 95W SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.WED AND THU...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

$$
GMZ084-182130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT SUN SEP 18 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED...N OF 27N E OF 88W NE TO E WINDS 15 
KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS TUE AND WED.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 

$$
GMZ086-182130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT SUN SEP 18 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 
FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 27N.
.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 WALLY BARNES/DGS