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FZNT24 KNHC 180916
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST FRI NOV 18 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. 

GMZ089-181530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 AM CST FRI NOV 18 2011

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM SW FLORIDA TO NW YUCATAN TO THE SW 
GULF NEAR 18N93W WILL SHIFT SE TODAY...THEN BECOME DIFFUSE BY 
TONIGHT FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO THE NE YUCATAN. HIGH PRES 
BEHIND THE FRONT SHIFT E INTO THE WESTERN ATLC SAT ALLOWING MODERATE 
TO FRESH SE WINDS TO DOMINATE THE GULF OVER THE WEEKEND INTO MON. A 
NEW COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE TUE.

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GMZ080-181530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 AM CST FRI NOV 18 2011

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 
6 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH MON...W OF 94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 
FT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT LATE. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ082-181530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 AM CST FRI NOV 18 2011

.TODAY...N OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE 
SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 21N W OF 95W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT 
BECOMING N TO NE WINDS TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. 
ELSEWHERE S OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 21N 
ENDING EARLY.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...N OF 23N W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-181530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 AM CST FRI NOV 18 2011

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH MON... E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ086-181530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 AM CST FRI NOV 18 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S 
OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.SUN AND MON...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S 
OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN