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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT SUN OCT 30 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. 

GMZ089-302130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT SUN OCT 30 2011

.SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM FLORIDA STRAITS TO YUCATAN 
CHANNEL WILL WEAKEN AND DRIFT N INTO SE GULF TONIGHT AND MON. 
BUILDING HIGH PRES ACROSS THE GULF MON AND TUE WILL INCREASE NE 
WINDS ACROSS SE GULF AND PUSH THE FRONT OUT OF THE AREA. A COLD 
FRONT WILL APPROACH THE TEXAS COAST THU.

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GMZ080-302130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT SUN OCT 30 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E OF 93W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 
FT S OF 27N...AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N. W OF 93W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.TUE AND WED...E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 
FT. W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 
KT LATE WED. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT FAR W PORTION SHIFTING
TO SE TO S 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-302130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT SUN OCT 30 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 
FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL LATE. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...N OF 21N E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL TUE. N OF 21N 
W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 21N NW 
TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT W OF 94W.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL E OF 94W...AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF 94W.
.THU...W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 
93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ084-302130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
1030 AM CDT SUN OCT 30 2011
 
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 
27N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 
7 FT.
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N N 
TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...S OF 28N N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT. N OF 28N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
5 TO 7 FT.
.WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT N OF 28N. SEAS 6 
TO 8 FT S OF 28N...AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 28N.
.THU...W OF 87W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT S OF 
27N...AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N. E OF 87W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT S OF 27N...AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N.

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GMZ086-302130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
1030 AM CDT SUN OCT 30 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT  
20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 120 NM N OF FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE 
SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS 
STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 20 KT 
BY TUE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT S OF 25N.
.WED AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT E 10 TO 15 KT 
N OF 26N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 26N...AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N.

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FORECASTER MUNDELL