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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT SUN OCT 30 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. 

GMZ089-310330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT SUN OCT 30 2011

.SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO
THE YUCATAN CHANNEL WILL LIFT NORTHWARD TONIGHT THROUGH MON 
NIGHT. HIGH PRES ACROSS THE GULF WILL BE REINFORCED BY STRONGER 
HIGH PRES THAT BUILDS SE OVER THE EASTERN GULF MON NIGHT THROUGH
WED...THEN WEAKEN THU AND FRI. A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO REACH
THE TEXAS COAST THU AND FRI.

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GMZ080-310330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 PM CDT SUN OCT 30 2011

.TONIGHT...E OF 94W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 
94W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E OF 93W NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT S OF 27N...AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 
27N. W OF 93W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E OF 93W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W 
OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 27N.

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GMZ082-310330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT SUN OCT 30 2011

.TONIGHT...N OF 21N E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 
TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE OF LINE FROM 25N93W TO 20N97W N TO NE
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. NW OF SAME LINE N TO NE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 21N E OF 93W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN
NE SWELL.
.WED...N OF 21N E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 
FT. N 21N W OF 94W WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT IN E SWELL. S OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT W OF 94W NW
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...N OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 
21N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL.
.FRI...N OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 
21N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL.

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GMZ084-310330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
430 PM CDT SUN OCT 30 2011
 
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S 
OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 28N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
5 TO 8 FT. N OF 28N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 
26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 24N E OF 
87W 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT FROM 26N TO 28N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 28N.
.FRI...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 
25N TO 28N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 
5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ086-310330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
430 PM CDT SUN OCT 30 2011

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT S 
OF 24N 6 TO 8 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 24N.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 25N
5 TO 10 KT EARLY MON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 25N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 
26N...AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 26N. SCATTERED SHOWERS SE PART.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N...AND
4 TO 7 FT S OF 26N. ISOLATED SHOWERS SE PART.
.THU...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 
25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 
TO 4 FT. N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE