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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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. 

GMZ089-150930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 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 PORTION EARLY THU NIGHT...AND MOVE E OF 
AREA SAT. A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL SET UP OVER THE NE GULF 
SUN AND MON AS A WEAK SURFACE TROUGH MOVES INTO THE SW GULF.

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GMZ080-150930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 PM CDT WED SEP 14 2011

.TONIGHT...E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT N OF 27N SW
TO W. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT
N OF 27N S TO SW. 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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GMZ082-150930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 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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GMZ084-150930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT WED SEP 14 2011

.TONIGHT...N OF 25N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N WINDS SHIFTING TO W TO NW 5 TO 10 
KT AND INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 
27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND 
FRONT 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 BUILDING
TO 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. 

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GMZ086-150930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 PM CDT WED SEP 14 2011

.TONIGHT...S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. N OF 27N W 
TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...
INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. N OF 26N W
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E FRI NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N.
.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 INCREASING TO 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 AGUIRRE