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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT THU OCT 20 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. 

GMZ089-201530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT THU OCT 20 2011

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES SETTLING IN OVER THE AREA WILL BECOME 
ORIENTED NORTH TO SOUTH ACROSS THE WESTERN WATERS TONIGHT 
THROUGH SUN WITH THE PARENT HIGH CENTER SHIFTING SE TO THE N 
CENTRAL WATERS ON MON.

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GMZ080-201530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 AM CDT THU OCT 20 2011

.TODAY...W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. E OF 
94W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TONIGHT...W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. E OF 
93W WINDS SHIFTING TO N TO NE 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NW SWELL.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...W OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON...E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 T0 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W 
OF 93W SE TO S WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING
TO 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ082-201530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT THU OCT 20 2011

.TODAY...N OF 21N W OF 96W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 
6 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT 
IN N SWELL.
.TONIGHT...N OF 21N W OF 95W WINDS BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 
4 TO 6 FT IN SUBSIDING NW TO N SWELL.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 20N W OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...N OF 21N W OF 95W SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-201530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
430 AM CDT THU OCT 20 2011
 
.TODAY...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT N OF 
26N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT N OF
26N SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 
FT IN NW SWELL S OF 26N...AND TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N.
.FRI THROUGH MON...WINDS BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. 

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GMZ086-201530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT THU OCT 20 2011

.TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL S OF 25N...AND TO 3 TO 5 FT N 
OF 25N.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
4 FT N OF 25N...AND SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT S OF 25N.
.SUN AND MON...N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S 
OF 25N N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE