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FZNT24 KNHC 061701 CCA
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT TUE SEP 06 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. 

GMZ089-062130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT TUE SEP 06 2011

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 29N83W THROUGH 19N95W WILL BECOME 
STATIONARY FROM WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA TO A DEVELOPING LOW PRES 
OVER EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE. THE FRONT MOVES S AND DISSIPATES 
THU AND FRI WHILE LOW PRES LINGERS IN THE SW GULF.

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GMZ080-062130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT TUE SEP 06 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT 
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE.  
.TONIGHT...E OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. W 
OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED THROUGH SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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GMZ082-062130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT TUE SEP 06 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...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. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED THROUGH THU...S OF 22N BEHIND FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 22N BEHIND FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. AHEAD OF FRONT SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI AND SAT...LOW PRES 1009 MB NEAR 21N92W. WITHIN 120 NM W 
SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 22N 
E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 22N N TO NE WINDS 10 
TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR LOW 
PRES.

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GMZ084-062130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT TUE SEP 06 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING 
TO 10 TO 15 KT AND SHIFTING N TO NE S OF 28N LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 
FT. S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 
KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...AHEAD 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 SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU THROUGH SAT...BEHIND FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. AHEAD OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N.

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GMZ086-062130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT TUE SEP 06 2011

CORRECTED FIRST PARAGRAPH

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 
20 KT SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 
7 FT LATE. S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. 
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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS ALONG OF FRONT.
.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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S 
OF 28N.
.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. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 28N.

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FORECASTER SCHAUER/CHRISTENSEN