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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT SUN SEP 18 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. 

GMZ089-190330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT SUN SEP 18 2011

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER SE U.S. WILL BUILD SW INTO THE NE 
GULF TONIGHT AND MON. A WEAK TROUGH MOVING INTO THE SE GULF MON 
NIGHT WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WED. A COLD FRONT WILL
REACH THE TEXAS COAST THU AND EXTEND ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF FROM
THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE FRI.

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GMZ080-190330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 PM CDT SUN SEP 18 2011

.TONIGHT AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 28N.
.MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU AND FRI...NE WINDS 10 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
2 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. 

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GMZ082-190330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT SUN SEP 18 2011

.TONIGHT AND MON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED...VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.THU AND FRI...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-190330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT SUN SEP 18 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 88W NE TO E WINDS 15 
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S 
OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT.

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GMZ086-190330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 PM CDT SUN SEP 18 2011

.TONIGHT AND MON...E TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT BECOMING N 10 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT.

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FORECASTER MUNDELL