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FZNT24 KNHC 050306
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM CDT TUE OCT 04 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. 

GMZ089-050930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM CDT TUE OCT 04 2011

.SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT OVER STRAITS OF FLORIDA RETREATS N 
LATE THU PRESSING GRADIENT AGAINST REINFORCED HIGH PRES CENTER 
OVER EASTERN STATES.  STRONG NE TO E WINDS ACROSS N GULF N OF 
27N E OF 95W THU THROUGH SUN.

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GMZ080-050930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 PM CDT TUE OCT 04 2011

.TONIGHT...E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 
20 KT EARLY THU NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT E PART 
SAT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT E PART SAT.
.SUN...N OF 27N E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 
14 FT. N OF 27N W OF 95W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.

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GMZ082-050930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT TUE OCT 04 2011

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF 96W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. E OF 96W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU THROUGH SAT...N OF 22N E OF 96W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT. N OF 22N W OF 96W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT TO 
8 FT N OF 22N E OF 95W.

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GMZ084-050930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT TUE OCT 04 2011

.TONIGHT...S OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 
25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S 
OF 24N.
.WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 25N.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING 
TO 30 KT SUN. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT SUN. S OF 26N NE 
TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE SUN. SEAS 7 TO 
8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-050930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 PM CDT TUE OCT 04 2011

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 
KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS S OF 25N.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 26N.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 
TO 11 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 26N. ISOLATED TSTMS N 
OF 26N.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 
30 KT SUN. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.  S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
4 TO 7 FT. 

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES