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

GMZ089-112130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT TUE OCT 11 2011

.SYNOPSIS...1007 MB LOW PRES OVER FLORIDA PANHANDLE WITH TROUGH 
TO 26N83W TO 23N92W. LOW PRES WILL MOVE NE AS THE TROUGH SHIFTS 
E OF GULF THROUGH WED NIGHT. HIGH PRES BUILD SE ACROSS NORTHERN 
GULF WATERS THU THROUGH SAT.

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GMZ080-112130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT TUE OCT 11 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 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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GMZ082-112130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT TUE OCT 11 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 
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 WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 

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GMZ084-112130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT TUE OCT 11 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N W OF 85W NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N W OF 85W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 4 FT. E OF 85W W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 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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GMZ086-112130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT TUE OCT 11 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED...W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...N OF 26N NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N
SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. ISOLATED 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 MUNDELL