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FZNT24 KNHC 160932
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT FRI SEP 16 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. 

GMZ089-161530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT FRI SEP 16 2011

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK COLD FRONT FROM 30N84W TO 28N90W TO 29N95W 
BECOME STATIONARY TODAY AND DISSIPATE BY SAT NIGHT.  HIGH PRES 
OVER EASTERN SEABOARD BUILD SW INTO NE GULF SUN AND MON AND 
WEAKEN TUE. 

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GMZ080-161530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 AM CDT FRI SEP 16 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 93W SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ082-161530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT FRI SEP 16 2011

.TODAY THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 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 AND TUE...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ084-161530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT FRI SEP 16 2011

.TODAY...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
S OF 27N E 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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GMZ086-161530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT FRI SEP 16 2011

.TODAY...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF FRONT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS N PART.
.TONIGHT AND SAT...N TO NE WINDS 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 TSTMS S OF 26N.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N OF 28N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES