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FZNT24 KNHC 130857
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT THU OCT 13 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. 

GMZ089-131530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT THU OCT 13 2011

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK TROUGH EXTENDS FROM TAMPA BAYTO NEAR 22N95W 
WILL MOVE E OF THE AREA TODAY. COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW 
GULF LATER TODAY AND EXTEND FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE BAY OF 
CAMPECHE LATE TONIGHT AND OVER THE FAR SE PORTION OF THE AREA 
FRI AND E OF THE AREA SAT. STRONG HIGH PRES NW OF THE FRONT WILL 
COMBINE WITH BROAD LOW PRES EXPECTED OVER CENTRAL AMERICA AND 
THE W CARIBBEAN TO PRODUCE INCREASING NE TO E WINDS AND BUILDING 
SEAS SAT THROUGH MON.

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GMZ080-131530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 AM CDT THU OCT 13 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...S OF 28N E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT SUN AND MON. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ082-131530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT THU OCT 13 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 22N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT. N OF 22N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...E OF 95W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 21N W 
OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 21N W OF 
95W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 23N.
.SUN AND MON...E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT. SJ OF 20N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 
FT. N OF 21N W OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 96W.

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GMZ084-131530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT THU OCT 13 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N W TO NW 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S 
OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING 15 TO 20 
KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT FRI NIGHT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 23N.
.SAT...N OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS S OF 25N.
.SUN AND MON...S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 
FT BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT SUN. N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 25N.

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GMZ086-131530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT THU OCT 13 2011

.TODAY...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 
26N VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 
26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 26N.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS S OF 26N.

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FORECASTER DGS