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FZNT24 KNHC 160241
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-160930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM CDT THU SEP 15 2011

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK COLD FRONT FROM THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE
TO SW LOUISIANA WILL STALL OVER THE NE GULF AND DISSIPATE THROUGH
SAT NIGHT. HIGH PRES FROM THE U.S. EASTERN SEABOARD WILL BUILD 
SW INTO THE NE GULF BY SUN. A WEAK TROUGH WILL MOVE WESTWARD 
ACROSS THE BAY OF CAMPECHE SUN AND MON.

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GMZ080-160930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 PM CDT THU SEP 15 2011

.TONIGHT...W OF 92W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. E OF 92W NE 
TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT FAR NW PORTION SE 5 TO 10 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ082-160930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT THU SEP 15 2011

.TONIGHT...E OF 95W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. W OF 95W
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT.
.SUN...E OF 95W NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. W OF 95W E 
TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON...E OF 95W NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. W OF 95W 
WINDS BECOMING NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ084-160930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT THU SEP 15 2011

.TONIGHT...N OF 28N N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. FROM
26N TO 28N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N NE 
TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT THROUGH TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-160930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 PM CDT THU SEP 15 2011

.TONIGHT AND FRI...N OF 28N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
S OF 28N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS
FAR NW PART.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...WIND BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 
27N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 
26N.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N OF 28N NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N. 

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE