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

GMZ089-220930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM CDT WED SEP 21 2011

.SYNOPSIS...SHOWERS AND TSTMS ASSOCIATED WITH FAVORABLE UPPER 
LEVEL CONDITIONS OVER THE NE GULF WILL CONTINUE N OF 25N E OF 
90W TONIGHT. A TROUGH IN THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN WILL MOVE W 
ACROSS THE YUCATAN PENINSULA TONIGHT AND THU...ENTERING THE BAY 
OF CAMPECHE FRI. A COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF FRI...THEN 
WEAKEN AS IT MOVES THROUGH THE N CENTRAL AND NE GULF SAT. HIGH 
PRES WILL BUILD OVER THE NORTHERN GULF MON.

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GMZ080-220930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 PM CDT WED SEP 21 2011

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 
KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.MON...W OF 94W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W S 
TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

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GMZ082-220930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT WED SEP 21 2011

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 
KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.MON...WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 

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GMZ084-220930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT WED SEP 21 2011

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 25N.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 
FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUN...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N SW TO 
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
.MON...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ086-220930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 PM CDT WED SEP 21 2011

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 25N.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...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 SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
.SAT...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
.SUN...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
.MON...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.

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