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FZNT24 KNHC 220928
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT THU SEP 22 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. 

GMZ089-221530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT THU SEP 22 2011

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK TROUGH IN WESTERN CARIBBEAN MOVE W ACROSS 
YUCATAN PENINSULA TONIGHT AND THU...INTO BAY OF CAMPECHE FRI. 
COLD FRONT ENTER NW GULF FRI...THEN WEAKEN AS IT MOVES THROUGH N 
CENTRAL AND NE GULF SAT.  HIGH PRES BUILD OVER NORTHERN GULF MON.

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GMZ080-221530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 AM CDT THU SEP 22 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT 
TONIGHT. 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...S TO SW WINDS 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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GMZ082-221530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT THU SEP 22 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 15 KT FRI 
NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 

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GMZ084-221530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT THU SEP 22 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 AND MON...S TO SW WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT.

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GMZ086-221530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT THU SEP 22 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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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WALLY BARNES