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FZNT24 KNHC 222037
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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. 

GMZ089-230330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT THU SEP 22 2011

.SYNOPSIS...A NEARLY STATIONARY TROUGH FROM SE LOUISIANA TO 
19N91W WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH SAT. A COLD FRONT WILL 
ENTER THE NW GULF FRI MORNING...THEN WEAKEN AS IT REACHES
FROM NEAR APALACHICOLA FLORIDA TO THE NW YUCATAN PENINSULA
FRI NIGHT BEFORE DISSIPATING SAT. IN ITS WAKE...HIGH PRES WILL 
BUILD ALONG 27N SUN THROUGH TUE.

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GMZ080-230330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 PM CDT THU SEP 22 2011

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E 
SAT NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUN...WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.MON AND TUE...W OF 94W S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 27N
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W 
S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ082-230330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT THU SEP 22 2011

.TONIGHT...W OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
E OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY NE PART.
.FRI...W OF 93W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. E OF 
93W W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...W OF 92W N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 92W N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...WINDS BECOMING S 5 KT...AND SE TO S 10 TO 15 
KT MON. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ084-230330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT THU SEP 22 2011

.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. WINDS AND SEAS 
HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N. 
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT N 
TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT 2 TO 3 
FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N WINDS N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...
BECOMING VARIABLE 5 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S 
WINDS 5 KT...EXCEPT W OF 87W SHIFTING TO N SAT NIGHT. SEAS 1 FT.
.SUN AND MON...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S 
OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
.TUE...N OF 28N SW TO W 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N VARIABLE
WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. S OF 25N WINDS SIFTING TO E TO SE
5 KT EARLY...AND TO E LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT

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GMZ086-230330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 PM CDT THU SEP 22 2011

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E TO 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS N OF 26N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT...AND 
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 1 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS N OF 26N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N WINDS VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N OF 26N WINDS SW TO W 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT 
OR LESS. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N.

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE