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FZNT24 KNHC 060309
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-060930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM CDT WED OCT 05 2011

.SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT ACROSS STRAIT OF FLORIDA AND SE 
GULF WATERS DISSIPATE THU AS HIGH PRES STRENGTHENS OVER SE 
UNITED STATES.  LOW PRES MAY DEVELOP ALONG S COAST OF FLORIDA 
MON AND MOVE INTO NE GULF LATE MON WITH TROUGH EXTENDING SW 
ACROSS CENTRAL GULF. 

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GMZ080-060930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 PM CDT WED OCT 05 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 
20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT E OF 95W 
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT E OF 95W LATE.
.SUN...E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
W OF 94W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-060930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT WED OCT 05 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 22N E OF 95W E WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 22N W OF 95W E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
S OF 22N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NE 
LATE SUN. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 22N VARIABLE WINDS 5 
TO 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT LATE SUN. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL.
.MON...NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL.

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GMZ084-060930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT WED OCT 05 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 23N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
5 TO 7 FT. S OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING 
TO 30 KT LATE SAT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 
20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.SUN...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE 
SWELL.
.MON...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 28N NE 
TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.  

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GMZ086-060930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 PM CDT WED OCT 05 2011

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS 
FROM 23N TO 25N.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
INCREASING TO 25 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E 
WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.  
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING 
TO 30 KT LATE SAT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT LATE SAT.  
S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...N OF 27N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. 
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING NE LATE. SEAS 4 
TO 7 FT. 
.MON...N OF 28N NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 28N N TO NE 
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES