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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT SUN OCT 02 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. 

GMZ089-022130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT SUN OCT 02 2011

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA 
TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL MOVE SE OF AREA THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH 
PRESSURE IN WAKE OF FRONT WILL RELAX SOME ON MON...THEN 
STRENGTHEN AGAIN ON TUE. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP IN NW 
WATERS LATE THU.

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GMZ080-022130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT SUN OCT 02 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 
FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TONIGHT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED AND THU...E TO SE  WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 
KT LATE THU. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. 

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GMZ082-022130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT SUN OCT 02 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 21N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...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 4 
TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT E BAY OF CAMPECHE.
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 
FT E BAY OF CAMPECHE.
.WED...W OF 96W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE 
SWELL. E OF 96W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE 
SWELL.  
.THU...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE 
SWELL. S OF 22N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE 
SWELL. 

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GMZ084-022130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT SUN OCT 02 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE 
SWELL.
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE AND WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

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GMZ086-022130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT SUN OCT 02 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 
3 TO 5 FT TONIGHT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT N OF 
26N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 26N.
.TUE AND WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 
4 TO 7 FT S OF 25N TUE NIGHT.
.THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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FORECASTER GR