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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT MON SEP 19 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. 

GMZ089-191530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT MON SEP 19 2011

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

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GMZ080-191530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 AM CDT MON SEP 19 2011

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

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GMZ082-191530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT MON SEP 19 2011

.TODAY...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. 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 15 KT W OF 94W 
LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING 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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GMZ084-191530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT MON SEP 19 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT 
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT TONIGHT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT 
TUE NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT TUE NIGHT.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 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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GMZ086-191530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT MON SEP 19 2011

.TODAY...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 28N 
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT 
TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES