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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT MON OCT 10 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. 

GMZ089-101530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT MON OCT 10 2011

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES N OF AREA COMBINED WITH LOW PRES OVER 
CENTRAL FLORIDA E COAST MAINTAIN STRONG WINDS OVER NE PORTION 
EARLY THEN DECREASE LATER TODAY. LOW PRES DRIFT NW AND MAY ENTER 
NE CORNER OF GULF TUE THEN SHIFT NE ACROSS NORTHERN FLORIDA TUE 
NIGHT.  WEAK TROUGH EXTENDS FROM LOW PRES SW TO YUCATAN 
PENINSULA TUE AND SHIFT EASTWARD ACROSS E GULF AND FLORIDA THU.  
HIGH PRES BUILD SE OVER FAR NW GULF FRI.

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GMZ080-101530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 AM CDT MON OCT 10 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E OF 94W NE WINDS 15 KT DIMINISH 5 TO 10 KT 
TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 FT TONIGHT. W 
OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS 
ENTIRE AREA.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING SE TUE NIGHT.   
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.THU AND FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

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GMZ082-101530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT MON OCT 10 2011

.TODAY THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING 
TO 5 KT TUE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT..
.THU...N OF 21N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 
21N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ084-101530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT MON OCT 10 2011

.TODAY AND T0NIGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 
TO 7 FT. FROM 24N TO 26N N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 24N N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 26N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 25N NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED AND THU...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI...N OF 25N WINDS N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
S OF 25N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-101530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT MON OCT 10 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N NE WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 
KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT MON NIGHT. S OF 
27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS N 
OF 27N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED 
TSTMS N OF 26N.
.WED AND THU...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N 
SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED 
TSTMS S OF 26N.
.FRI...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER