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FZNT24 KNHC 070245
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM CDT TUE SEP 6 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. 

GMZ089-070930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM CDT TUE SEP 6 2011

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM NEAR TAMPA FLORIDA TO 
LOW PRES NEAR 21N94W WILL BECOME STATIONARY LATER TONIGHT THEN 
DISSIPATE THU AND FRI WHILE THE LOW LINGERS IN THE SW GULF 
THROUGH SUN...WITH THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME A TROPICAL CYCLONE.

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GMZ080-070930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 PM CDT TUE SEP 6 2011

.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 SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT 
WINDS S OF 26N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT S OF 26N.

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GMZ082-070930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT TUE SEP 6 2011

.TONIGHT...E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT EXCEPT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT S OF 22N W OF 94W. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT S OF 
22N W OF 94W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 23N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 23N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI AND SAT...LOW PRES NEAR 20N92W 1007 MB. WITHIN 180 NM W 
SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 22N
E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N N TO NE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS 
NEAR LOW.
.SUN...LOW PRES NEAR 23N92W 1006 MB. WITHIN 180 NM NW SEMICIRCLE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 24N SE TO S 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS 
NEAR LOW.

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GMZ084-070930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT TUE SEP 6 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 KT 
SHIFTING SE TO S WED. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT WED. 
W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL 
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT WED NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS 
ALONG FRONT.
.THU THROUGH SUN...E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING 
TO E TO SE SUN. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT FRI. W OF 
FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NE TO E SAT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT FRI. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS 
S OF 26N.

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GMZ086-070930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 PM CDT TUE SEP 6 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT WED. W OF FRONT N WINDS 10 
TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT WED 
NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING 
E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT FRI. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT 
FRI. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 
KT FRI. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT FRI. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG OF FRONT.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 
KT SUN. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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FORECASTER MUNDELL/LEWITSKY