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FZNT24 KNHC 142047
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT WED SEP 14 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. 

GMZ089-150330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT WED SEP 14 2011

.SYNOPSIS...THE NORTHERN PORTION OF A TROPICAL WAVE WILL 
CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH THE SW GULF TONIGHT. HIGH PRES OVER THE 
N CENTRAL GULF WILL DISSIPATE BY THU. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL 
MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF THU NIGHT...AND MOVE E OF AREA SAT. 
A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL SET UP OVER THE NE GULF SUN AND 
MON. A SURFACE TROUGH WILL MOVE INTO THE SW GULF MON. 

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GMZ080-150330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 PM CDT WED SEP 14 2011

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

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GMZ082-150330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT WED SEP 14 2011

.TONIGHT...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S 
OF 22N VARIABLE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS S OF 22N.   
.THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE 
NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 20N.
.SAT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT E OF 94W NE TO 
E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT S OF 21N 1 TO 3 FT.
.MON...N OF 22N E  WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 22N 
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S 
OF 22N. 

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GMZ084-150330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT WED SEP 14 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND 
FRONT WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT...HIGHEST S OF 
25N.
.SUN AND MON...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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GMZ086-150330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 PM CDT WED SEP 14 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N.
.SUN AND MON...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N. 

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FORECASTER FORMOSA