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FZNT24 KNHC 210924
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT WED SEP 21 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. 

GMZ089-211530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT WED SEP 21 2011

.SYNOPSIS...TROUGH ALONG 84W MOVE W ACROSS YUCATAN PENINSULA 
LATER TODAY AND THU INTO BAY OF CAMPECHE FRI.  COLD FRONT ENTERS 
N CENTRAL AND NE GULF FRI AND SAT THEN ACROSS FLORIDA SUN.

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GMZ080-211530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 AM CDT WED SEP 21 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

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GMZ082-211530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT WED SEP 21 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 22N.
.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...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ084-211530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT WED SEP 21 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING E TO SE 10 
TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 
FT. S OF 25N W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S 
OF 15N E OF TROUGH SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 
FT. SE OF FRONT SE WINDS 5 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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GMZ086-211530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT WED SEP 21 2011

.TODAY...N OF 28N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 28N 
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
.TONIGHT 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...W TO NW WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES