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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT FRI NOV 04 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. 

GMZ089-050330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT FRI NOV 04 2011

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM NEAR FORT MYERS FLORIDA TO 
24N85W TO 19N94W WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA KEYS SW TO 
EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE EARLY THIS EVENING...THEN EXIT THE
GULF LATER TONIGHT. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SE ACROSS THE 
GULF IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. THE HIGH WILL SHIFT SOME EASTWARD
SUN AND MON AND WEAKEN ALLOWING FOR WINDS TO BECOME E TO SE 
ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. THE NEXT COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE 
OFF THE TEXAS COAST TUE EVENING...AND REACH FROM CENTRAL 
LOUISIANA TO NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO BY WED MORNING.

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GMZ080-050330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 PM CDT FRI NOV 04 2011

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 
4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N...AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 27N.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 
TO 20 KT W OF 95W SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. 
E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT 
BEHIND FRONT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.WED...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN 

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GMZ082-050330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT FRI NOV 04 2011

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 5 TO 8 FT 
IN N SWELL.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 21N W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE 
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...N OF 21N W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT. 
.TUE...N OF 21N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING E TO SE LATE. 
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT.
.WED...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND 
FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT BEHIND FRONT.

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GMZ084-050330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
430 PM CDT FRI NOV 04 2011
 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN 
NW SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS IN YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 
TO 7 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL.

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GMZ086-050330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
430 PM CDT FRI NOV 04 2011

.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING N TO NE N OF 27N 
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT  
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N SUN NIGHT.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER GR