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FZNT24 KNHC 210254
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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. 

GMZ089-210930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM CDT TUE SEP 20 2011

.SYNOPSIS...TROUGH ALONG 83W IN THE W CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WILL 
MOVE W INTO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA BY THU...AND INTO THE BAY OF 
CAMPECHE FRI. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND NE 
GULF FRI AND SAT...THEN INTO THE SW N ATLC SUN.

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GMZ080-210930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 PM CDT TUE SEP 20 2011

.TONIGHT...W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. E OF 95W NE 
TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE NE PART. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.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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GMZ082-210930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 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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GMZ084-210930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT TUE SEP 20 2011

.TONIGHT...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 3 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 
10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E 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 VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N W 
TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ086-210930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 PM CDT TUE SEP 20 2011

.TONIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 
27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 5 FT 
ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. 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 GR/DM