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FZNT24 KNHC 161430
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-162130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT FRI SEP 16 2011

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK COLD FRONT ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF FROM BIG 
BEND OF FLORIDA TO NEAR GALVESTON TEXAS WILL BECOME STATIONARY 
TONIGHT AND DISSIPATE BY SAT NIGHT. HIGH PRES OVER THE EASTERN 
SEABOARD WILL BUILD SW INTO NE GULF SUN AND MON THEN WEAKEN TUE.

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GMZ080-162130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT FRI SEP 16 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON 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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GMZ082-162130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT FRI SEP 16 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON 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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GMZ084-162130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT FRI SEP 16 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 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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GMZ086-162130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT FRI SEP 16 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH 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 MUNDELL