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FZNT24 KNHC 101528
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT SAT SEP 10 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. 

GMZ089-102130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT SAT SEP 10 2011

.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM NATE NEARLY STATIONARY NEAR 20.0N 
94.2W 1000 MB AT 10 AM CDT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 
55 KT. NATE IS EXPECTED TO SLOWLY INTENSIFY AND DRIFT W TO NEAR 
19.9N 95.OW THIS EVENING...19.8N 96.1W SUN MORNING...THEN MOVE 
INLAND TO 19.7N 97.2W BY SUN EVENING. WEAK STATIONARY FRONT IN 
THE EASTERN GULF WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT.

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GMZ080-102130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT SAT SEP 10 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 
10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E 
OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT NE 
PART. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
 
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GMZ082-102130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT SAT SEP 10 2011

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 22N W OF 91W...

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 
60 NM N AND 90 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER. HIGHEST WINDS 45 KT 
GUSTS 55 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT SUN MORNING. SEAS 12 
FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST 
SEAS 16 FT. ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITHIN 150 NM OF NATE. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS NE PART THROUGH TONIGHT.
.SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 
KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS S OF 22N W OF 94W.
.MON AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 5 
TO 10 KT SE PART. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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GMZ084-102130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT SAT SEP 10 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
4 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ086-102130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT SAT SEP 10 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 
1 
TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 
TO 15 TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AT 
NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.TUE AND WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 

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FORECASTER GR