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FZNT24 KNHC 301527
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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. 

GMZ089-302130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT FRI SEP 30 2011

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 30N92W TO 28N96W MOVES ACROSS GULF 
ZONES TODAY AND REACH YUCATAN CHANNEL AND BAY OF CAMPECHE SAT.  
FRESH TO STRONG N WINDS EXPECTED N OF COLD FRONT SAT AN SUN THEN 
DIMINISH MON AND TUE. 

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GMZ080-302130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT FRI SEP 30 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 
20 KT BEHIND FRONT TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT LATE 
TONIGHT. SCATTERED 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 KT MON. 
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT MON AND 2 FT TUE.

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GMZ082-302130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT FRI SEP 30 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING 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. 
.MON...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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GMZ084-302130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT FRI SEP 30 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 
25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT BEHIND 
FRONT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ086-302130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT FRI SEP 30 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BEHIND 
FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 BUILDING TO 7 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 
KT TUE. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT SUBSIDE TO 3 FT LATE TUE.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES