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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT TUE OCT 11 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. 

GMZ089-111530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT TUE OCT 11 2011

.SYNOPSIS...LOW PRES OVER FLORIDA PANHANDLE 1006 MB WITH TROUGH 
TO TAMPA BAY TO 24N90W. LOW PRES MOVE NE AND THE TROUGH TO SHIFT 
E OF GULF WED NIGHT. HIGH PRES BUILD SE ACROSS NORTHERN GULF 
WATERS THU THROUGH SAT.

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GMZ080-111530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 AM CDT TUE OCT 11 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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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GMZ082-111530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT TUE OCT 11 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.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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GMZ084-111530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT TUE OCT 11 2011

.T0DAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N W OF 85W NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT. E OF 85W SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N W 
OF 85W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.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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GMZ086-111530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT TUE OCT 11 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 DGS