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FZNT24 KNHC 190240
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM CDT TUE OCT 18 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. 

GMZ089-190930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM CDT TUE OCT 18 2011

.SYNOPSIS...LOW PRES NEAR 28N84W WILL MOVE NE ACROSS THE FLORIDA 
BIG BEND AREA TONIGHT DRAGGING A TROUGH THROUGH THE WATERS E OF 
87W. A STRONG COLD FRONT FROM THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA TO THE NW 
BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL RACE E OF THE AREA WED NIGHT. A NORTH TO 
SOUTH RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER THE WESTERN WATERS
IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT.

$$
GMZ080-190930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 PM CDT TUE OCT 18 2011

.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT N OF 27N 
AND 9 TO 13 FT S OF 27N.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 
15 KT LATE WED NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT 
LATE WED NIGHT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 3 FT. E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
4 FT. E OF 93W NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

$$
GMZ082-190930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT TUE OCT 18 2011

...GALE WARNING S OF 21N W OF 94W EARLY WED...

.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS IN BAY OF 
CAMPECHE.
.WED...S OF 21N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING 
TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT N OF 22N AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 22N.
.WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 
10 FT IN N SWELL.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT. E OF 94W NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
4 FT. E OF 94W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-190930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT TUE OCT 18 2011
 
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 22N.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 
20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN NW 
SWELL LATE WED NIGHT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT 
IN NW SWELL.
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

$$
GMZ086-190930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 PM CDT TUE OCT 18 2011

.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING NW BEHIND TROUGH. SEAS 
5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 25N.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 
TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 25N AND 5 TO 8 FT S 
OF 25N.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 IN 
NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE THU NIGHT.
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S 
OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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FORECASTER NELSON