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FZNT24 KNHC 130831
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT TUE SEP 13 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. 

GMZ089-131530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT TUE SEP 13 2011

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY OVER THE 
NORTHERN GULF THROUGH FRI. A TROPICAL WAVE WILL SLOWLY MOVE OVER 
THE YUCATAN PENINSULA TODAY THROUGH WED...THEN ACROSS THE BAY OF 
CAMPECHE THU AND FRI.

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GMZ080-131530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 AM CDT TUE SEP 13 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT W 
OF 94W. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT 
W OF 94W. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF 94W.
.THU AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS S OF 28N. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ082-131530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT TUE SEP 13 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. W OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT E TO SE 10 TO 
15 KT N OF 22N. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 22N.
.WED THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT 
NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT E OF 
94W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT S OF 21N.

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GMZ084-131530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT TUE SEP 13 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 
5 TO 10 KT N OF 26N TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT N OF 26N AND 3 TO 4 
FT S OF 26N. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 22N.
.WED THROUGH FRI...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING 
NE TO E FRI. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-131530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT TUE SEP 13 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.WED THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT S 
OF 24N DURING THE EVENINGS.. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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FORECASTER LEWITSKY