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FZNT24 KNHC 231510
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT FRI SEP 23 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. 

GMZ089-232130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT FRI SEP 23 2011

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT OVER THE FAR NW GULF WILL MOVE RAPIDLY 
E ACROSS THE AREA...THEN WEAKEN AS IT REACHES FROM NEAR THE 
FLORIDA BIG BEND REGION TO THE NW YUCATAN PENINSULA TONIGHT 
BEFORE DISSIPATING SAT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN THE WAKE OF THE 
FRONT ALONG 27N SUN THROUGH TUE.

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GMZ080-232130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT FRI SEP 23 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...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 INCREASING TO 15 TO 
20 KT S OF 27N. 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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GMZ082-232130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT FRI SEP 23 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON...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.
.TONIGHT 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 TO 10 KT...AND SE TO S 10 
TO 15 KT MON. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ084-232130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT FRI SEP 23 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING 
N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING 2 TO 3 
FT BEHIND FRONT.
.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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GMZ086-232130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT FRI SEP 23 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT 
AND VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.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 AL/DGS