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FZNT24 KNHC 150907
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT THU SEP 15 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. 

GMZ089-151530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT THU SEP 15 2011

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF EARLY 
TONIGHT...THEN STALL OVER THE NE GULF AND DISSIPATE THROUGH SAT. 
HIGH PRES BUILDING OVER THE CAROLINAS AND TROUGH OFF THE EAST 
COAST OF FLORIDA WILL ALLOW FRESH NE WINDS OVER THE NE GULF BY 
SUN. A WEAK TROUGH WILL MIGRATE W THROUGH THE BAY OF CAMPECHE 
SUN AND MON.

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GMZ080-151530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 AM CDT THU SEP 15 2011

.TODAY...W OF 95W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 95W 
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT 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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GMZ082-151530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT THU SEP 15 2011

.TODAY 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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GMZ084-151530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT THU SEP 15 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 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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GMZ086-151530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT THU SEP 15 2011

.TODAY 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 CHRISTENSEN