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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT SUN OCT 02 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. 

GMZ089-030330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT SUN OCT 02 2011

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS THE AREA WILL WEAKEN SOME ON MON
...THEN STRENGTHEN AGAIN BEGINNING ON TUE AS IT SLIDES EASTWARD 
THROUGH FRI AS LOW PRES DEVELOPS IN THE SOUTHERN PLAINS STATES.

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GMZ080-030330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 PM CDT SUN OCT 02 2011

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND
2 TO 3 FT N OF 27N.
.MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. 
.WED AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 
20 KT LATE THU. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE THU.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ082-030330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT SUN OCT 02 2011

.TONIGHT...S OF 21N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
S OF 23N...AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 23N.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 21N W OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
EARLY...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EARLY...
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT...EXCEPT S OF 22N E OF 93W 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...N OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 
22N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...N OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E OF 93W 
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT E OF 93W 
BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 21N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI... N OF 21N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 94W E TO SE. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 21N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E OF 
92W NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-030330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT SUN OCT 02 2011

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 25N...AND
2 TO 4 FT N OF 25N.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 
25N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 25N.
.TUE THROUGH WED...S OF 26N NE TO WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT N OF 26N 
BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE.
.FRI...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 26N NE 
TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ086-030330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 PM CDT SUN OCT 02 2011

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...
EXCEPT N OF 26N SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 26N...AND 
2 TO 3 FT N OF 26N BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE.
.THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 
6 TO 8 FT FAR N PORTION LATE.
.FRI...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
6 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE