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FZNT24 KNHC 281525
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT FRI OCT 28 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. 

GMZ089-282130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT FRI OCT 28 2011

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT IN NW GULF WILL MOVE SE AND EXTEND FROM 
MOBILE TO BAY OF CAMPECHE THIS EVENING...FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND 
TO YUCATAN PENINSULA SAT...THEN STALL FROM S FLORIDA TO YUCATAN 
PENINSULA SUN. TROPICAL DEPRESSION RINA NEAR 21.8N 86.6W 1004 MB 
AT 11 AM EDT MOVING NNE AT 5 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT 
GUSTS TO 40 KT. RINA WILL MOVE SLOWLY NE IN THE YUCATAN CHANNEL 
THROUGH TONIGHT...THEN REVERSE COURSE AND MOVE S INTO THE NW 
CARIBBEAN AS A REMNANT LOW SAT AND SUN.

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GMZ080-282130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT FRI OCT 28 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT. SE OF FRONT WINDS NW TO N WINDS 10 
TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 7 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FT.
.MON...E OF 93W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. W OF 93W NE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...E OF 93W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. W OF 
93W NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-282130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT FRI OCT 28 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO 
N 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 7 TO 11 FT.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT. E OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.MON AND TUE...E OF 94W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N 
SWELL. W OF 94W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL.

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GMZ084-282130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
1030 AM CDT FRI OCT 28 2011
 
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 23N E OF 88W WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 23N W OF 88W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N 20 TO 25 
KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N AND ALONG FRONT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.MON...N OF 26N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 26N  
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...N OF 26N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.

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GMZ086-282130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
1030 AM CDT FRI OCT 28 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 25N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 26N.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE 20 
TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N.
.MON AND TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT S 
OF 26N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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FORECASTER MUNDELL