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FZNT24 KNHC 261450
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT MON SEP 26 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. 

GMZ089-262130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT MON SEP 26 2011

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES WILL PERSIST ALONG 27N MON THROUGH 
FRI. A COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE FAR NW GULF EARLY FRI FOLLOWED
BY HIGH PRES.

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GMZ080-262130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT MON SEP 26 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N W OF 94W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 
FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF 94W WINDS DIMINISHING TO SE TO S 10 TO 
15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI...WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT S OF 28N...AND NE 
15 TO 20 KT N OF 28N. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT
N OF 28N.

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GMZ082-262130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT MON SEP 26 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT.
.THU AND FRI...WINDS BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT.

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GMZ084-262130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT MON SEP 26 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 23N.
.TUE THROUGH WED...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 
1 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 25N 
SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS S OF 23N.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT...
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE FRI. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...BUILDING
TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE FRI. S OF 26N N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT.

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GMZ086-262130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT MON SEP 26 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 
1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 
TO 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR 
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N. ISOLATED TSTMS 
N OF 27N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N WINDS SHIFTING TO NW TO N 10 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EARLY 
TUE...BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 26N.
.WED THROUGH FRI...S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS.

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE