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

GMZ089-020930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM CDT SAT OCT 01 2011

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM SW FLORIDA TO NE MEXICO 
WILL STALL FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO ACROSS THE YUCATAN TO 
THE BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE TONIGHT WHERE IT WILL DISSIPATE SUN. 
FRESH NORTHERLY WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS WILL OCCUR BEHIND THE 
FRONT. WINDS AND SEAS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH SUN INTO MON THEN 
WILL STRENGTHEN OVER THE NORTHERN GULF.

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GMZ080-020930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 PM CDT SAT OCT 01 2011

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...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 SHIFTING TO E TO SE 
LATE WED. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL LATE 
WED.
.THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ082-020930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT SAT OCT 01 2011

.TONIGHT...S OF 21N W OF 95W 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 AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 21N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE 
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.
.MON THROUGH 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.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT SE 
PORTION.

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GMZ084-020930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT SAT OCT 01 2011

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL 
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE SUN NIGHT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 
3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N.
.TUE AND WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT 
WED. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT WED.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT N OF 26N. SEAS 
5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT TO 9 FT N OF 26N.

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GMZ086-020930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 PM CDT SAT OCT 01 2011

.TONIGHT..N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT 
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SUN NIGHT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 
TO 7 FT LATE.
.THU...NE WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT N OF 26N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT 
EXCEPT TO 8 FT N OF 26N.

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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN