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FZNT24 KNHC 121511
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT SUN SEP 12 2010

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. 

GMZ089-121530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT SUN SEP 12 2010

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL CLIP THE FAR N WATERS LATE TODAY 
INTO MON. A WEAK SURFACE TROUGH WILL LINGER OVER THE FAR SW GULF 
THROUGH WED. A LOW PRES SYSTEM IN THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN JUST 
SOUTH OF HISPANIOLA WILL MOVE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN LATE WED AND 
THU...POSSIBLY AS A TROPICAL CYCLONE...INCREASING WINDS AND SEAS 
IN THE FAR SOUTHERN GULF. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL DOMINATE THE 
REMAINDER OF THE GULF THROUGH THU.

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GMZ080-121530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT SUN SEP 12 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING 
E TO SE TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED 
TSTMS NEAR GULF COAST TONIGHT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 
MON NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT 
BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT E OF 94W WED.
.THU...E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 
94W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ082-121530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT SUN SEP 12 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 
2 FT. S OF 22N E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S 
OF 22N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 22N.
.TONIGHT AND MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS BAY OF CAMPECHE.
.MON NIGHT...N OF 22N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 
22N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
OR TSTMS BAY OF CAMPECHE.
.TUE AND WED...N OF 20N E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS BAY OF CAMPECHE.
.THU...N OF 20N E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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GMZ084-121530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT SUN SEP 12 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR GULF COAST. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR GULF COAST AND S PART.
.TUE AND WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT OCCASIONALLY 20 KT WED NIGHT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL WED.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S HALF.

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GMZ086-121530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT SUN SEP 12 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT 
BECOMING NW TO N 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WIND 
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS N 
WATERS.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 1O TO 15 
KT S OF 25N MON NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT N OF 25N AND 2 TO 3 FT S 
OF 25N.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF 
25N TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS 
S PART LATE.
.WED AND THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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FORECASTER GR