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FZNT24 KNHC 292113
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT THU SEP 29 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. 

GMZ089-300330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT THU SEP 29 2011

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK 1014 MB HIGH PRES AT 26N90W DRIFT NW THROUGH 
FRI.  COLD FRONT MOVE INTO NORTHERN GULF FRI AND REACH FROM SW 
FLORIDA TO SE TEXAS LATE FRI NIGHT THEN STALL FROM STRAITS OF 
FLORIDA TO YUCATAN SAT NIGHT.  STRONG HIGH PRES BUILD SE BEHIND 
FRONT ACROSS N CENTRAL GULF SUN THROUGH TUE.

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GMZ080-300330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 PM CDT THU SEP 29 2011

.TONIGHT...S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. N OF 27N S TO SW 5 KT. 
SEAS 1 FT THROUGHOUT.  
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 
KT N OF FRONT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT N OF 
FRONT FRI NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG 
FRONT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ082-300330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT THU SEP 29 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NW TO N WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT S OF 22N W OF 94W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT NW TO N WINDS TO 
20 KT S OF 21N W OF 94W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ084-300330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT THU SEP 29 2011

.TONIGHT AND FRI...N OF 24N N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT 
AND GUSTY N OF FRONT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 
6 FT N OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG 
FRONT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 
7 FT. S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ086-300330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 PM CDT THU SEP 29 2011

.TONIGHT AND FRI...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO 20 KT AND 
GUSTY N OF FRONT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 BUILDING TO 6 FT N OF 
FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT. S OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 EXCEPT 
TO 7 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES