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FZNT24 KNHC 302103
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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. 

GMZ089-010330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT FRI SEP 30 2011

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 30N86W TO 26N97W WILL 
MOVE FURTHER S AND REACH FROM S FLORIDA TO NE MEXICO BY EARLY 
TUE...THEN STALL FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO SOUTHERN BAY OF 
CAMPECHE BY EARLY SUN...BEFORE DISSIPATING ON MON. FRESH TO 
STRONG NE WINDS EXPECTED N OF THE COLD FRONT SAT AND SUN... 
DIMINISHING MON. WINDS WILL INCREASE OVER THE SE GULF TUE INTO 
WED AS HIGH PRES BUILDS N OF THE AREA.  

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GMZ080-010330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 PM CDT FRI SEP 30 2011

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT 
BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT LATE. 
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 WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ082-010330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT FRI SEP 30 2011

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 20N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE 
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-010330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT FRI SEP 30 2011

.TONIGHT...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 
25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS N OF 25N.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT 
SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT TUE.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ086-010330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 PM CDT FRI SEP 30 2011

.TONIGHT...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 
25N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS N OF 25N.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN