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FZNT24 KNHC 171431
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT SAT SEP 17 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. 

GMZ089-172130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT SAT SEP 17 2011

.SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT OVER THE NORTHERN GULF 
WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT. HIGH PRES OVER THE EASTERN SEABOARD WILL 
BUILD SW INTO THE NE GULF SUN AND MON THEN WEAKEN TUE.

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GMZ080-172130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT SAT SEP 17 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON 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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GMZ082-172130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT SAT SEP 17 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...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...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ084-172130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT SAT SEP 17 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...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...N OF 27N E OF 88W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 190 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED 
TSTMS FAR E PART TUE AND WED. 

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GMZ086-172130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT SAT SEP 17 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 FT. N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 26N.
.TUE AND WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

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FORECASTER MUNDELL