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FZNT24 KNHC 192122
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT MON SEP 19 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. 

GMZ089-200330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT MON SEP 19 2011

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK COLD FRONT NEARING THE TEXAS COAST WILL STALL 
ALONG THE COAST TONIGHT THEN DISSIPATE TUE...WHILE A WEAK TROUGH 
ALONG ABOUT 90W ACROSS THE S CENTRAL GULF ALSO DISSIPATES 
THROUGH TUE NIGHT. A TROUGH ACROSS THE W CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WILL 
MOVE W ACROSS THE YUCATAN CHANNEL EARLY THU AND THEN BECOME 
NEARLY STATIONARY ACROSS THE YUCATAN PENINSULA AND SE GULF THU 
THROUGH FRI. A NEW COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NE GULF FRI AND 
MERGE WITH THE N PORTIONS OF THE TROUGH ACROSS THE NE GULF AND 
FLORIDA PENINSULA FRI AND SAT.

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GMZ080-200330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 PM CDT MON SEP 19 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT 
BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS NW HALF THROUGH TUE.
.THU AND FRI...NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT FRI. 
SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 6 FT LATE FRI. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT LIGHT AND VARIABLE NW PART. 
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT N OF 27N.

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GMZ082-200330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT MON SEP 19 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 22N W OF 93W VARIABLE WINDS 5 
TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. ELSEWHERE WIND BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT 
EXCEPT NEAR 15 KT ALONG YUCATAN COAST DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON 
AND EVENING. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED 
TSTMS S OF 22N E OF 93W.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT E OF 93W 
LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT E OF 93W LATE. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS.
.FRI AND SAT...W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E 
OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS.

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GMZ084-200330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT MON SEP 19 2011

.TONIGHT...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT 
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT LATE. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.TUE THROUGH WED...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 
KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT TUE NIGHT.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE 
WINDS THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 
KT FRI AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.

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GMZ086-200330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 PM CDT MON SEP 19 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH WED...N OF 27N E WINDS NEAR 10 KT BECOMING E TO 
SE WINDS TUE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N E WINDS 
10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 
25N E WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 
4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TUE NIGHT.
.WED THROUGH THU...N OF 26N VARIABLE MAINLY E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
BECOMING NE TO E WINDS THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E 
WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT THROUGH STRAITS OF FLORIDA 
BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 6 
FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND SUBSIDING LATE THU NIGHT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N WINDS 
LATE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER STRIPLING