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FZNT24 KNHC 060312
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM CDT MON SEP 05 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. 

GMZ089-060930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM CDT MON SEP 05 2011

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 30N86W THROUGH 24N90W TO 21N97W MOVE 
SE THROUGH CENTRAL GULF TONIGHT AND BECOME STATIONARY FROM 
FLORIDA BIG BEND AREA TO DEVELOPING LOW PRES OVER EASTERN BAY OF 
CAMPECHE THROUGH WED. FRONT MOVES S AND DISSIPATES THU AND FRI 
WHILE LOW PRES LINGERS IN BAY OF CAMPECHE.

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GMZ080-060930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 PM CDT MON SEP 05 2011

.TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING N AT 20 
KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT LATE. E OF FRONT SW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT LATE. 
.TUE THROUGH FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

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GMZ082-060930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT MON SEP 05 2011

.TONIGHT...N OF 24N E OF 94W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING N 
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT 
BECOMING NW 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS 
N OF 23N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 22N E OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 
TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED THROUGH THU...S OF 22N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 22N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT.
.FRI AND SAT...LOW PRES 1009 MB NEAR 19N92W. WITHIN 120 NM W 
SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 21N E TO 
SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 21N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-060930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT MON SEP 05 2011

.TONIGHT...N OF 28N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING 
TO 20 KT THEN TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT 
LATE. S OF 28 W OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT 
LATE. E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 28N.
.TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 
TO 7 FT. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N 
SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU THROUGH SAT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

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GMZ086-060930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 PM CDT MON SEP 05 2011

.TONIGHT...N OF 25N S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 
25N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER 
NEAR SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 27N.
.TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 25N SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING
NW AT 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT 
WED. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT TUE 
NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE WED. SCATTERED 
TSTMS ALONG OF FRONT.
.THU...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 
25N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI...N OF 25N N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N S 
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. 
S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES