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FZNT24 KNHC 271459
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT TUE SEP 27 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. 

GMZ089-272130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT TUE SEP 27 2011

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES CENTERED NEAR 25N87W WILL PERSIST 
THROUGH WED NIGHT...THEN SHIFT TO THE NW GULF THU AND FRI. A 
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF FRI...AND REACH FROM NEAR 
TAMPA FLORIDA TO NE MEXICO BY SAT. IN ITS WAKE...STRONG HIGH 
PRES WILL BUILD SE ACROSS THE NW AND CENTRAL GULF WATERS.

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GMZ080-272130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT TUE SEP 27 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI...S OF 28N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. N OF 
28N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...WINDS BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS BUILDING TO
4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

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GMZ082-272130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT TUE SEP 27 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT.

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GMZ084-272130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT TUE SEP 27 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED...N OF 27N SW TO W 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 NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... 
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE FRI. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...BUILDING TO 
3 TO 5 FT LATE FRI. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT.
.SAT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S 
OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

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GMZ086-272130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT TUE SEP 27 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 
1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE
5 TO 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS S OF 26N.
.WED THROUGH FRI...S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS.
.SAT...N OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT
NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS 
ALONG FRONT.

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE