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FZNT24 KNHC 110252
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM CDT MON OCT 10 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. 

GMZ089-110930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM CDT MON OCT 10 2011

.SYNOPSIS...LOW PRES OVER N FLORIDA AT 30N84W 1005 MB WITH 
TROUGH EXTENDING SW TO 25N84W AND 24N89W.  LOW PRES MOVE NW 15 
KT TONIGHT AND TUE THEN LIFT NE THROUGH WED NIGHT ALLOWING 
TROUGH TO SHIFT E OF GULF LATE WED NIGHT.  HIGH PRES BUILD SE 
ACROSS NORTHERN GULF WATERS THU THROUGH SAT.

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GMZ080-110930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 PM CDT MON OCT 10 2011

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 KT N OF 27N 
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING SE TUE NIGHT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU AND FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT FRI.  
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT FRI.
.SAT...S OF 28N E OF 94W NE WINDS 20 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS 5 TO 7 
FT.  ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 

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GMZ082-110930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT MON OCT 10 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.  SEAS 4 
TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT..
.THU...N OF 21N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 
21N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT S OF 23N LATE. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT S OF 23N LATE.
.SAT...E OF 96N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. W OF 96W 
NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 

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GMZ084-110930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT MON OCT 10 2011

.T0NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS  
5 TO 6 FT. BETWEEN TROUGH AND 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 
5 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N 
SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF TROUGH.
.WED THROUGH THU...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT S OF 23N 
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...S OF 28N W OF 87W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
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GMZ086-110930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 PM CDT MON OCT 10 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NW OF TROUGH N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT SHIFTING W LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SE OF TROUGH SW TO W 
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS E OF 83W. 
.WED...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N SW 
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 26N.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...N OF 26N NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N
WINDS VARIABLE MAINLY SW TO W 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N.
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S 
OF 26N WINDS BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES