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FZNT24 KNHC 240300
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM 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. 

GMZ089-240930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM CDT FRI SEP 23 2011

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK COLD FRONT FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE 
CENTRAL GULF WATERS WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND REGION 
TO NEAR TUXPAN MEXICO SAT MORNING THEN STALL WHILE SLOWLY 
DISSIPATING THROUGH MON. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN THE WAKE OF THE 
FRONT ALONG 27N SUN THROUGH TUE AND SHIFT N TO ALONG 29N WED.

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GMZ080-240930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 PM CDT FRI SEP 23 2011

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS E PART.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO S TO 
SW SAT NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.MON...W OF 94W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 
94W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...W OF 94W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 
94W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ082-240930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT FRI SEP 23 2011

.TONIGHT...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.
.SAT AND 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 AND SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 
10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ084-240930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT FRI SEP 23 2011

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT 
SE PART. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING 
VARIABLE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT 
SHIFTING TO NW TO N SAT NIGHT. SEAS 1 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S 
OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
.MON...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N SE 
TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
.TUE AND WED...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
FROM 25N TO 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. S OF 25N 
SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E WED. SEAS 1 FT.

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GMZ086-240930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 PM CDT FRI SEP 23 2011

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S 
OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR 
LESS. S OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR 
LESS. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.WED...N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N NE 
TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.

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FORECASTER GR/JA