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FZNT24 KNHC 230243
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM CDT SAT OCT 22 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. 

GMZ089-230930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM CDT SAT OCT 22 2011

.SYNOPSIS...A N TO S RIDGE WILL EXTEND ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF 
WATERS THROUGH WED NIGHT. AN INVERTED TROUGH WILL DEVELOP OVER 
THE S CENTRAL WATERS WED AND MOVE W REACHING ALONG 91W THU 
NIGHT.

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GMZ080-230930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 PM CDT SAT OCT 22 2011

.TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 
KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT. E OF 94W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...W OF 94W SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 
E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 
95W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...W OF 94W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W 
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N 
PART.

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GMZ082-230930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT SAT OCT 22 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...N OF 21N W OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT MON NIGHT.
.WED...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 
95W N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL.
.THU...W OF 95W S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 95W 
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ084-230930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
1030 PM CDT SAT OCT 22 2011
 
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.
.WED...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
S OF 25N W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. E OF TROUGH E TO 
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR TROUGH.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N 
PART.

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GMZ086-230930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 PM CDT SAT OCT 22 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.TUE AND WED...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S 
OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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FORECASTER NELSON