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FZNT24 KNHC 280837
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT WED SEP 28 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. 

GMZ089-281530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT WED SEP 28 2011

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES CENTERED NEAR 27N89W WILL PERSIST 
TONIGHT THEN MOVE INTO THE NW GULF THU AND FRI. A COLD FRONT 
WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF FRI AND EXTEND FROM NEAR TAMPA BAY TO 
NE MEXICO SAT AND FROM S FLORIDA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE SUN. 
STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SE BEHIND THE FRONT ACROSS THE 
NORTH-CENTRAL GULF.

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GMZ080-281530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 AM CDT WED SEP 28 2011

.TODAY THROUGH THU...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 
6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ082-281530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT WED SEP 28 2011

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT.
.SUN...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-281530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT WED SEP 28 2011

.TODAY...N OF 27N W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N 
VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 24N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
1 TO 2 FT. 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.
.SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ086-281530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT WED SEP 28 2011

.TODAY 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.
.SUN...E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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FORECASTER DGS