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FZNT24 KNHC 221505
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT THU SEP 22 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. 

GMZ089-222130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT THU SEP 22 2011

.SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH OVER THE MIDDLE GULF WILL WEAKEN THROUGH 
FRI NIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF FRI...THEN WEAKEN 
AS IT MOVES THROUGH N CENTRAL AND NE GULF SAT. HIGH PRES WILL 
THEN BUILD OVER THE NORTHERN GULF MON.

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GMZ080-222130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT THU SEP 22 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 
15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.MON...W OF 94W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
E OF 94W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

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GMZ082-222130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT THU SEP 22 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT FRI 
NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 

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GMZ084-222130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT THU SEP 22 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
3 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 25N.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUN AND MON...S TO SW WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT.

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GMZ086-222130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT THU SEP 22 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...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 ISOLATED TSTMS.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
.SAT...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
.SUN...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
.MON...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.

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FORECASTER AL/WALLY BARNES