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FZNT24 KNHC 190234
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-190930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM CDT SUN SEP 18 2011

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER THE SE UNITED STATES WILL BUILD SW 
INTO THE NE GULF THROUGH MON. A WEAK TROUGH MOVING INTO THE BAY 
OF CAMPECHE WILL MOVE W THROUGH TUE. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH 
THE TEXAS COAST FROM THE NW MON NIGHT WHERE IT WILL STALL OUT 
TUE. A REINFORCING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE W GULF THU 
REACHING FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE FRI.

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GMZ080-190930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 PM CDT SUN SEP 18 2011

.TONIGHT AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 27N.
.MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 
FT.
.THU AND FRI...NE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE 
THU. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE THU. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
ALONG FRONT.

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GMZ082-190930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT SUN SEP 18 2011

.TONIGHT AND MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 
TO 10 KT W OF 95W LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING 
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.WED...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.THU...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT W OF 
94W LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT W OF 94W LATE. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 
94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
ALONG FRONT.

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GMZ084-190930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT SUN SEP 18 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 88W NE TO E WINDS 15 
KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT MON. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 
FT MON. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 
15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT TUE NIGHT.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT 
NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.FRI...NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SE 
OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ086-190930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 PM CDT SUN SEP 18 2011

.TONIGHT AND MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 
15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT TUE NIGHT.
.FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT N OF 
25N. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.

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FORECASTER LEWITSKY