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FZNT24 KNHC 111447
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT SUN SEP 11 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. 

GMZ089-112130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT SUN SEP 11 2011

.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM NATE NEAR 20.4N 96.6W 1005 MB AT 10 
AM CDT MOVING W OR 275 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 
KT GUSTS 50 KT. NATE WILL MOVE INLAND THIS EVENING AND DISSIPATE 
TONIGHT. A FRONTAL TROUGH OVER THE NE GULF WILL DISSIPATE TODAY. 
1019 MB HIGH PRES NEAR 29N89W WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY 
THROUGH THE WEEK.

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GMZ080-112130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT SUN SEP 11 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT 
SHIFTING TO E TO SE TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL 
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT TONIGHT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING 
TO 2 TO 4 FT TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS SE 
PART.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO E TO 
SE MON NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT 
MON NIGHT. 
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT W OF 94W. 
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
 
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GMZ082-112130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT SUN SEP 11 2011

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 21N W OF 96W...

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 
45 NM E SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER OF NATE. HIGHEST WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 
45 KT THIS AFTERNOON...THEN DIMINISHING TO 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT 
TONIGHT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 E SEMICIRCLE SUBSIDING 
TO LESS THAN 12 FT TONIGHT. HIGHEST SEAS 16 FT THIS AFTERNOON. 
ELSEWHERE S OF 23N W OF 93W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT DECREASING 15 TO 
20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING 6 TO 8 FT TONIGHT. 
REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 
3 FT NEAR YUCATAN COAST. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS 
WITHIN 75 NM SW QUADRANT OF NATE.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. W OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN A 
BROAD MIX OF SWELL SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT MON NIGHT.
.TUE...E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. W OF 
94W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.WED AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E 15 KT 
NEAR YUCATAN PENINSULA DURING EVENINGS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING 
TO 2 TO 4 FT THU.

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GMZ084-112130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT SUN SEP 11 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.MON THROUGH WED...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT 
OR LESS. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S 
OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-112130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT SUN SEP 11 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 
10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT MON. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N 
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
ISOLATED TSTMS THROUGH TONIGHT.
.TUE AND WED...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING 
VARIABLE WED. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N 
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER LEWITSKY/DGS