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FZNT24 KNHC 080317 CCA
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO...CORRECTED
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM CDT WED SEP 7 2011

CORRECTED FOR MOVEMENT AND FORECAST OF T.S. NATE

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. 

GMZ089-080930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM CDT WED SEP 7 2011

.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM NATE NEAR 20.4N 92.5W 1003 MB AT 10 
PM CDT MOVING E AT 2 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 
KT. NATE WILL MOVE SLOWLY TO NEAR 20.3N 92.2W THU MORNING... 
20.5N 92.0W THU NIGHT...21.1N 92.2W FRI MORNING WHILE GRADUALLY 
INTENSIFYING. NATE IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN OVER THE SOUTHWEST GULF 
WATERS AND BECOME A HURRICANE BY FRI EVENING MAKING ITS WAY TO 
23.5N 97.0W MON EVENING. DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT FROM NEAR 
TAMPA TO THE CENTRAL GULF WILL WEAKEN INTO A TROUGH OVER THE 
EASTERN GULF THU.

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GMZ080-080930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 PM CDT WED SEP 7 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 
S OF 26N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT S OF 26N.
.SAT THROUGH MON...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 
11 FT. N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT N 
OF 28N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N.

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GMZ082-080930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT WED SEP 7 2011

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 22N E OF 96W...
...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON... 

.TONIGHT AND THU...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM OF 
CENTER OF NATE. HIGHEST WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT INCREASING TO 50 
KT GUSTS 60 KT THU. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT THU. 
ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT 5 
TO 7 FT W OF 96W. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITHIN 
180 NM OF NATE. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM OF 
CENTER OF NATE. HIGHEST WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR 
GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 
BUILDING TO 24 FT FRI. ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
7 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITHIN 180 
NM OF NATE.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...HURRICANE CONDITIONS AND SEAS 12 FT OR 
MORE EXPECTED N OF 21N. S OF 21N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 11 FT.

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GMZ084-080930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT WED SEP 7 2011

.TONIGHT...S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS ALONG AND SE OF FRONT.
.THU THROUGH SUN...S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 
15 TO 20 KT W OF 88W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT 
SAT. N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E SAT 
AND SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT SAT AND SUN. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N.
.MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 26N W OF 88W.

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GMZ086-080930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 PM CDT WED SEP 7 2011

.TONIGHT...S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS ALONG AND WITHIN 150 NM SE OF FRONT.
.THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 
FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.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 KT 
SUN. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E 
TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 26N.

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FORECASTER MUNDELL