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FZNT24 KNHC 282048
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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. 

GMZ089-290330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT WED SEP 28 2011

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES 1016 MB CENTERED NEAR 27N90W WILL 
PERSIST TONIGHT THEN MOVE INTO THE NW GULF THU AND FRI. A COLD 
FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF LATE FRI AND EXTEND FROM 
THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO SE TEXAS SAT AND FROM S FLORIDA TO THE 
SW GULF SUN...THEN STALL FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO YUCATAN
MON. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SE BEHIND THE FRONT ACROSS THE 
NORTH-CENTRAL GULF.

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GMZ080-290330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 PM CDT WED SEP 28 2011

.TONIGHT...N OF 28N SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 28N SE 
TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT SW TO W 
5 TO 10 KT N OF 28N. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.  
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 
KT...BECOMING N TO NE AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF FRONT 
FRI NIGHT. SEAS 1 FT...BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT N OF FRONT AND 2 TO 4 
FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ082-290330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT WED SEP 28 2011

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE N OF 
23N. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.  
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NW TO N 20 KT S OF 23N NEAR 
COAST OF MEXICO. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT 
S OF 21N NEAR COAST OF MEXICO. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ084-290330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT WED SEP 28 2011

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN 
SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 28N. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S 
OF 26N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE AND 
INCREASING TO 20 KT AND GUSTY N OF FRONT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT...BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT N OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED 
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.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 
ALONG FRONT.
.SUN AND MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING
3 TO 5 FT MON.

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GMZ086-290330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 PM CDT WED SEP 28 2011

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN 
SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 28N. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S 
OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 
AND INCREASING TO 20 KT AND GUSTY N OF FRONT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT...BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT N OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...N OF FRONT N 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 ISOLATED 
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT N 
OF 28N. 
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT TO 7 FT
STRAITS OF FLORIDA.

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FORECASTER COBB