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

GMZ089-210330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT TUE SEP 20 2011

.SYNOPSIS...TROUGH ALONG 82W IN THE W CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WILL 
MOVE W INTO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA EARLY THU...AND INTO THE BAY 
OF CAMPECHE FRI. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND 
NE GULF FRI AND SAT...THEN DISSIPATE SUN.

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GMZ080-210330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 PM CDT TUE SEP 20 2011

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

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GMZ082-210330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT TUE SEP 20 2011

.TONIGHT AND 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 AND THU NIGHT...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.
.SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ084-210330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT TUE SEP 20 2011

.TONIGHT AND WED...N OF 27N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...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. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SE OF FRONT S WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N SE 
TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.

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GMZ086-210330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 PM CDT TUE SEP 20 2011

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED 
TSTMS.
.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.
.THU NIGHT AND 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.
.SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT.

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FORECASTER MUNDELL