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

GMZ089-170330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT FRI SEP 16 2011

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK COLD FRONT ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF FROM
NE FLORIDA TO N CENTRAL GULF TO 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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GMZ080-170330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 PM CDT FRI SEP 16 2011

.TONIGHT...E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
W OF 93W SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE AND WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ082-170330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT FRI SEP 16 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...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.
.WED...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ084-170330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT FRI SEP 16 2011

.TONIGHT...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E 
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT THROUGH WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-170330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 PM CDT FRI SEP 16 2011

.TONIGHT...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS.
S OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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FORECASTER MT