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FZNT24 KNHC 071450
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT FRI OCT 07 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. 

GMZ089-072130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT FRI OCT 07 2011

.SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES OVER THE EASTERN U.S. WILL 
STRENGTHEN THROUGH SUN INCREASING EASTERLY FLOW OVER NORTHERN 
GULF WATERS AS LOW PRES DEVELOPS NEAR FLORIDA.

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GMZ080-072130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT FRI OCT 07 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N OF
28N INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT
N OF 28N BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT SAT NIGHT.
.SUN...N OF 28N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 28N E 
WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE TO E 
SWELL.
.MON...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 KT 
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. 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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GMZ082-072130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT FRI OCT 07 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 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...WINDS DIMINISHING TO E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT S OF 22N...AND 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 22N.

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GMZ084-072130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT FRI OCT 07 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
5 TO 7 FT BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT TONIGHT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT N OF 
28N INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E 
WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL.
.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 7 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 TO NE LATE. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E 
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-072130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT FRI OCT 07 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT TONIGHT. S OF 27N NE 
TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 25N. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 25N.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N E WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT 
WITH HIGHER GUSTS SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 
10 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 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT
LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 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 3 FT LATE. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT...
SHIFTING TO 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 AGUIRRE/DGS