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FZNT24 KNHC 170240
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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. 

GMZ089-170930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM CDT FRI SEP 16 2011

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT FROM NEAR CEDAR KEY 
FLORIDA TO 27N90W AND NW TO NE TEXAS WILL DISSIPATE BY SAT 
NIGHT. A WEAK SURFACE TROUGH WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN GULF SUN 
NIGHT AND MON...REACH THE MIDDLE GULF TUE AND THE FAR EAST 
PORTION OF THE WESTERN GULF WED. HIGH PRES OVER THE EASTERN 
SEABOARD WILL BUILD SW INTO NE GULF SUN AND MON THEN WEAKEN TUE.

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GMZ080-170930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 PM CDT FRI SEP 16 2011

.TONIGHT...E OF 92W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. W OF 
92W SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 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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GMZ082-170930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT FRI SEP 16 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 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...WINDS SHIFTING TO 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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GMZ084-170930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT FRI SEP 16 2011

.TONIGHT...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 
27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR E PART TUE AND WED. 

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GMZ086-170930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 PM CDT FRI SEP 16 2011

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
FT. N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.SUN...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE MON. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. 
S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N.
.TUE AND WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE