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FZNT24 KNHC 242050
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT MON OCT 24 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. 

GMZ089-250330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT MON OCT 24 2011

.SYNOPSIS...A SURFACE HIGH CENTERED OVER THE NW GULF WATERS WILL 
SHIFT N OF AREA TUE WITH A RIDGE EXTENDING NE TO SW OVER THE NW 
PORTIONS THROUGH WED NIGHT. THE RIDGE WILL WEAKEN EARLY THU IN 
ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE THU. THE 
FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE E BAY OF 
CAMPECHE FRI NIGHT...AND MOVE SE OF AREA SAT. TROPICAL CYCLONE 
RINA REMAIN OVER NW CARIBBEAN THROUGH SAT.

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GMZ080-250330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 PM CDT MON OCT 24 2011

.TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. E 
OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 
94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
NW WATERS.
.FRI...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E 
OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.

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GMZ082-250330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT MON OCT 24 2011

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...N OF 21N W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 2 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN 
NE SWELL.  
.WED NIGHT AND THU...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING 
TO NW LATE THU NIGHT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W NE
TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL.
.FRI...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. E 
OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. E OF 
95W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT,

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GMZ084-250330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
430 PM CDT MON OCT 24 2011
 
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 
26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...N OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 24N NE 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.  
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. A FEW TSTMS 
NEAR FRONT.
.SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.

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GMZ086-250330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 PM CDT MON OCT 24 2011

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. 
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND 
FRONT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT FRI NIGHT. ISOLATED 
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

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FORECASTER NELSON