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FZNT24 KNHC 071507
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT WED SEP 07 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. 

GMZ089-072130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT WED SEP 07 2011

.SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM 28N83W TO 25N88W TO A NEARLY
STATIONARY 1007 MB LOW NEAR 20N93W WILL DISSIPATE THROUGH LATE 
FRI. THE LOW IS FORECAST TO BEGIN TO MOVE SLOWLY WNW ON THU TO A 
POSITION NEAR 21N93W THU NIGHT...NEAR 21N93W EARLY FRI...NEAR 
23N93W SAT AND TO NEAR 23N94W BY EARLY SUN WITH A POTENTIAL TO 
BECOME A TROPICAL CYCLONE.

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GMZ080-072130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT WED SEP 07 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 
S OF 26N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT S OF 26N 5 TO 7 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE PART.

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GMZ082-072130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT WED SEP 07 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU NIGHT...E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 
TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 23N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 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 AND
SE OF FRONT.
.FRI AND SAT...WITHIN 90 NM E AND 180 NM W SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 22N W TO NW WINDS 15 
KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 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...WITHIN 120 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 180 NM W SEMICIRCLE S OF 
25N OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 
21N TO 23N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 21N S 
TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE 
AND NW SWELL. N OF 23N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT W OF 
94W NW TO N. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT E OF 93W...AND 8 TO 10 
FT W OF 93W. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS W OF 93W.

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GMZ084-072130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT WED SEP 07 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU THROUGH SUN...S OF 25N 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. N 
OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT 
SAT AND SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT SAT AND 
SUN. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N.

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GMZ086-072130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT WED SEP 07 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT
BEHIND FRONT N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND WITHIN 150 NM SE FRONT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...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. N 
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 SCHAUER/AGUIRRE