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FZNT24 KNHC 051510
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
ISSUED BY OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1030 AM CDT WED OCT 05 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. 

GMZ089-052130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT WED OCT 05 2011

.SYNOPSIS...A FRONTAL TROUGH OVER THE SE WATERS WILL DRIFT W 
AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THU AS HIGH PRESSURE STRENGTHENS OVER 
THE SE UNITED STATES. AN INVERTED TROUGH WILL MOVE W ACROSS THE 
SE WATERS SUN.

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GMZ080-052130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT WED OCT 05 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME 
E TO SE TONIGHT AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 
KT E PART SAT NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING 7 TO 11 FT E PART 
SAT NIGHT.
.SUN...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.

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GMZ082-052130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT WED OCT 05 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON...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.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...N OF 22N E OF 95W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 22N W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 
10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 22N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT IN N SWELL. 
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL.

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GMZ084-052130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT WED OCT 05 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS CENTRAL WATERS THIS 
AFTERNOON.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING 
TO 25 TO 30 KT SUN. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 
TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE SUN. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN 
NE SWELL.

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GMZ086-052130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT WED OCT 05 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 24N.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 
TO 7 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SUN. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SUN. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. 
S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED 
TSTMS FLORIDA STRAITS SUN NIGHT. 

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FORECASTER SCOVIL