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FZNT24 KNHC 201451
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT TUE SEP 20 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. 

GMZ089-202130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT TUE SEP 20 2011

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK TROUGH FROM SE LOUISIANA TO 28N89W WILL 
DISSIPATE TONIGHT. TROUGH ACROSS W CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WILL MOVE W 
INTO YUCATAN PENINSULA TONIGHT AND INTO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE THU 
AND FRI. COLD FRONT MOVE INTO CENTRAL AND NE GULF FRI AND SAT.

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GMZ080-202130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT TUE SEP 20 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
.THU AND FRI...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

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GMZ082-202130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT TUE SEP 20 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 22N.
.WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...W OF 92W NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
E OF 92W W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

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GMZ084-202130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT TUE SEP 20 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED...N OF 27N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 
1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT 
TUE NIGHT AND WED. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT WED.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT 
LATE FRI AND SAT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SE OF FRONT S WINDS 5 KT. 
SEAS 2 FT.

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GMZ086-202130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT TUE SEP 20 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 28N AND S OF 26N.
.WED...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 
27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS.
.FRI...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
.SAT...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
S OF FRONT SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.

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FORECASTER DGS