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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM CDT THU OCT 06 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. 

GMZ089-070930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM CDT THU OCT 06 2011

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OF 1029 MB WILL STRENGTHEN OVER THE 
UNITED STATES INCREASING EASTERLY FLOW OVER NORTHERN GULF 
WATERS. SURFACE TROUGH WILL MOVE NW OVER THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA 
MON. 

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GMZ080-070930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 PM CDT THU OCT 06 2011

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT  
SAT NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.SUN...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
S OF 28W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.MON...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT 
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 28W N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
S OF 28N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL.

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GMZ082-070930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT THU OCT 06 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 
6 FT. S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON AND TUE...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-070930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT THU OCT 06 2011

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING 
TO 30 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 
KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
.SUN...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. FROM 
26N TO 28N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
.MON...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
S OF 28N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL.
.TUE...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NE LATE. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING E LATE. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-070930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 PM CDT THU OCT 06 2011

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT N OF 
27N LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING 
TO 30 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT SAT 
NIGHT.
S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN...N OF 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N 
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...N OF 28N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT... 
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO  FT LATE. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT 
SHIFTING SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL.
.TUE...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES