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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT SAT OCT 01 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. 

GMZ089-012130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT SAT OCT 01 2011

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO NE 
MEXICO WILL MOVE SE OF AREA TONIGHT. FRESH NLY WINDS AND 
BUILDING SEAS ARE EXPECTED IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. WINDS AND 
SEAS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH SUN INTO MON...THEN STRENGTHEN OVER 
THE SE PORTION OF THE GULF TUE AND WED.

$$
GMZ080-012130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT SAT OCT 01 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 
FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...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.

$$
GMZ082-012130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT SAT OCT 01 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...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 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 22N 
TONIGHT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 21N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE 
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.
.MON AND TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 
1 TO 3 FT SE PART.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 
FT SE PART.

$$
GMZ084-012130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT SAT OCT 01 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N  TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 
TO 8 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N 
SWELL. 
.MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE AND WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT SE PART. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT SE PART.

$$
GMZ086-012130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT SAT OCT 01 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT..N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 7 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N 
SWELL.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF 25N 
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 27N AND 4 
TO 7 FT S OF 27N.

$$
FORECASTER GR.