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FZNT24 KNHC 300848
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT FRI SEP 30 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. 

GMZ089-301530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT FRI SEP 30 2011

.SYNOPSIS...SURFACE HIGH PRES CENTERED AT 27N93W WILL DISSIPATE 
TODAY AS A COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE NORTHERN GULF WATERS. THE 
FRONT WILL DRIFT SE THROUGH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL AND BAY OF 
CAMPECHE EARLY SAT. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE IN WAKE OF 
FRONT THIS WEEKEND THEN DIMINISH NEXT WEEK. 

$$
GMZ080-301530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 AM CDT FRI SEP 30 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 
TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 
FT LATE TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG 
FRONT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 
KT MON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT MON AND 2 TO 4 FT 
TUE.

$$
GMZ082-301530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT FRI SEP 30 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 
TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...N OF 23N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 
23N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N OF 23N E OF 95W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 
FT. S OF 23N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
ELSEWHERE KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.  
.SUN...S OF 21N W OF 94W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN 
N SWELL. 
.MON...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. 

$$
GMZ084-301530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT FRI SEP 30 2011

.TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 
20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT 
BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.

$$
GMZ086-301530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT FRI SEP 30 2011

.TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT 
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT BEHIND FRONT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT 
BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT TUE NIGHT.

$$
FORECASTER NELSON