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FZNT24 KNHC 251523
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT SUN SEP 25 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. 

GMZ089-252130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT SUN SEP 25 2011

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 28N83W TO 23N88W 
WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ALONG 27N MON 
THROUGH THU.

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GMZ080-252130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT SUN SEP 25 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON NIGHT...E OF 94W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 
15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. W OF 94W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED AND THU...SE TO S WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ082-252130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT SUN SEP 25 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 3 FT.
.THU...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ084-252130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT SUN SEP 25 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 
KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. S OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS SE OF LINE FROM 28N85W TO 254N90W.
.MON THROUGH TUE...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
FROM 25N TO 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S 
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.WED AND THU...WINDS BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ086-252130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT SUN SEP 25 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...
EXCEPT N OF 25N SHIFTING TO W MON AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT N OF 
26N...AND 1 TO 2 FT S OF 26N. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. 
.TUE...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. S 
OF 26N WINDS SHIFTING TO N TO NE 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 26N.
.WED AND THU...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. S 
OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE