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FZNT24 KNHC 272040
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT TUE SEP 27 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. 

GMZ089-280330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT TUE SEP 27 2011

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES CENTERED NEAR 25N87W WILL PERSIST 
THROUGH WED NIGHT...THEN SHIFT TO THE NW GULF THU AND FRI. A 
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF FRI...AND REACH FROM NEAR 
TAMPA FLORIDA TO NE MEXICO SAT...AND FROM SOUTH FLORIDA TO THE 
BAY OF CAMPECHE SUN. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SE BEHIND THE 
FRONT ACROSS THE NORTH-CENTRAL GULF.

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GMZ080-280330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 PM CDT TUE SEP 27 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH THU...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 
6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ082-280330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT TUE SEP 27 2011

.TONIGHT AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT.
.SUN...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

$$
GMZ084-280330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT TUE SEP 27 2011

.TONIGHT AND WED...N OF 27N W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. FROM 
24N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 24N E WINDS 5 TO 
10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S 
OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.

$$
GMZ086-280330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 PM CDT TUE SEP 27 2011

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.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.
.SAT...N OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT
NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS 
ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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FORECASTER MUNDELL