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

GMZ089-200930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM CDT MON SEP 19 2011

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK TROUGH FROM SE LOUISIANA TO 26N91W WILL 
DISSIPATE THROUGH TUE NIGHT. A TROUGH ACROSS THE W CENTRAL 
CARIBBEAN WILL MOVE W ACROSS THE YUCATAN CHANNEL EARLY THU AND 
BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY ACROSS THE YUCATAN PENINSULA AND SE 
GULF THU THROUGH FRI. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NE GULF 
FRI...AND MERGE WITH THE N PORTIONS OF THE TROUGH ACROSS THE NE 
GULF AND FLORIDA PENINSULA FRI AND SAT.

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GMZ080-200930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 PM CDT MON SEP 19 2011

.TONIGHT...W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. E OF 
VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
E OF 96W.
.TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 
1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.THU AND FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT 
FRI. SEAS 2 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT FRI. ISOLATED SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT FAR NW 
PORTION BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 
4 FT...EXCEPT N OF 27N 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ082-200930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT MON SEP 19 2011

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS
S OF 21N W OF 93W.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT NEAR 15 
KT ALONG YUCATAN COAST DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 22N E 
OF 93W.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 15 KT E OF 93W 
LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT E OF 93W LATE. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.FRI AND SAT...W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E 
OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS.

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GMZ084-200930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT MON SEP 19 2011

.TONIGHT...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT 
...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT LATE. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.TUE THROUGH WED...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 
KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT TUE NIGHT.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT.
.FRI AND SAT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 
KT FRI AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-200930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 PM CDT MON SEP 19 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N.
.WED...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 
27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT TO 5 FT
STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS...BECOMING ISOLATED N OF 26N THU.
.FRI...WINDS VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT...N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...
BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. S OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 1 FT OR LESS.

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE