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FZNT24 KNHC 260242
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-260930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM CDT SUN SEP 25 2011

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING TROUGH FROM 29N84W TO 24N86W WILL 
DISSIPATE LATER TONIGHT. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL PERSIST ALONG 27N 
MON THROUGH THU. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE NORTHERN GULF 
LATE FRI.

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GMZ080-260930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 PM CDT SUN SEP 25 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 
1 TO 2 FT. W OF 94W S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE THROUGH THU...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ082-260930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT SUN SEP 25 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU AND FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ084-260930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT SUN SEP 25 2011

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS.
.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.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR 
LESS.
.THU AND FRI...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ086-260930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 PM CDT SUN SEP 25 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 26N.
.WED THROUGH FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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FORECASTER SCHAUER