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

GMZ089-010930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM CDT FRI SEP 30 2011

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM FLORIDA NEAR 29N83W TO 
27N90W TO 26N97W WILL PUSH SE REACHING FROM 27N82W TO 25N93W TO 
19N95W SAT MORNING THEN FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO THE 
YUCATAN PENINSULA SUN MORNING WHERE IT WILL STALL AND DISSIPATE 
MON. FRESH TO STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED BEHIND THE 
COLD FRONT SAT AND SUN...DIMINISHING MON. WINDS WILL THEN 
INCREASE OVER THE SE GULF TUE INTO WED AS HIGH PRES BUILDS N OF 
THE AREA.

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GMZ080-010930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 PM CDT FRI SEP 30 2011

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR 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 4 TO 6 FT 
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT MON.
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ082-010930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT FRI SEP 30 2011

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE...EXCEPT NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT S OF 21N W OF 94W LATE. SEAS 1 
TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 21N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.
.SUN THROUGH MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT 
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT MON.
.TUE AND WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-010930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT FRI SEP 30 2011

.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT 
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT BEHIND FRONT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING 
3 TO 5 FT TUE.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ086-010930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 PM CDT FRI SEP 30 2011

.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND 
FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT TO 7 FT 
STRAITS OF FLORIDA.

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FORECASTER LEWITSKY