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FZNT24 KNHC 140306
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM 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. 

GMZ089-140930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM CDT THU OCT 13 2011

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE 
TO THE UPPER MEXICAN COAST THIS EVENING...AND WILL REACH FROM 
NEAR TAMPA BAY TO TAMPICO MEXICO FRI MORNING...FROM FORT MEYERS 
TO 25N90W TO W BAY OF CAMPECHE FRI EVENING...THEN STALL FROM THE 
STRAITS OF FLORIDA ARCHING W THEN SW INTO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE 
SAT. STRONG HIGH PRES NW OF THE FRONT WILL COMBINE WITH BROAD 
LOW PRES DEVELOPING OVER CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE W CARIBBEAN TO 
PRODUCE INCREASING NE TO E WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS FRI AFTERNOON 
THROUGH MON. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST 
TUE AND EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE UPPER MEXICAN 
COAST TUE EVENING.  

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GMZ080-140930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 PM CDT THU OCT 13 2011

.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N WINDS 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 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.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N AND INCREASING 
TO 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. 

$$
GMZ082-140930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT THU OCT 13 2011

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE WINDS...EXCEPT 
BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT S OF 20N W OF 94W LATE. SEAS 
BUILDING 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT TO 5 FT S OF 20N W OF 94W. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.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 AND SAT NIGHT...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. S 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. 
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS E OF 96W.
.TUE...E OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 
20N...AND 1 TO 3 FT S OF 20N. W OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT...INCREASING TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

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GMZ084-140930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT THU OCT 13 2011

.TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING 
TO 3 FT. SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 TO 
15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.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 AND SAT NIGHT...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 TO 8 TO 10 FT MON. N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 25N.
.TUE...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N 
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG 
FRONT. 

$$
GMZ086-140930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 PM CDT THU OCT 13 2011

.TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N 
WINDS LATE. SEAS BUILDING 2 TO 3 FT. SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 
5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.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. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH 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.
.TUE...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 
25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

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FORECASTER STRIPLING