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FZNT24 KNHC 110909
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST FRI NOV 11 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. 

GMZ089-111530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 AM CST FRI NOV 11 2011

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM FORT MYERS FLORIDA THROUGH 22N87W 
INTO THE FAR EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE. GALE FORCE WINDS BEHIND 
FRONT IN SW GULF DIMINISH LATER THIS MORNING. HIGH PRES BUILD 
BEHIND FRONT AS IT MOVES SE OF THE AREA. FRESH SOUTHERLY RETURN 
FLOW WILL BECOME ESTABLISHED LATE SAT THROUGH TUE AHEAD OF THE 
NEXT COLD FRONT.

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GMZ080-111530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 AM CST FRI NOV 11 2011

.TODAY...W OF 95W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E WINDS 5 TO 10 
KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. E OF 95W N 
TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 
7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE.
.TONIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 
95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT THROUGH TUE...W OF 93W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT 
BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT SUN AND 7 TO 10 FT MON AND TUE. E OF 93W 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S WINDS 15 KT SUN. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT 
BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SUN THROUGH TUE.

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GMZ082-111530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 AM CST FRI NOV 11 2011

...GALE WARNING S OF 22N W OF 94W...

.TODAY...S OF 22N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING 
TO 20 TO 30 KT LATER THIS MORNING AND 20 TO 25 KT IN AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 12 TO 18 FT SUBSIDING 8 TO 12 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE N TO NE 
WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT BECOMING NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT N OF 22N LATE. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL...HIGHEST SE PART...SUBSIDING 7 TO 10 
FT LATE.
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING E TO SE N OF 21N W 
OF 93W LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING 5 TO 7 FT LATE.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 22N W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING 
TO 15 KT BY SUN. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.MON AND TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 
4 FT S OF 21N.

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GMZ084-111530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 AM CST FRI NOV 11 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING E WINDS 
10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL 
SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT S OF 27N AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N TONIGHT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 
FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 FT LATE SAT NIGHT. N OF 25N SE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING S LATE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N 
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.MON AND TUE...S OF 25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ086-111530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 AM CST FRI NOV 11 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE TO E 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE 
SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT S OF 27N AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N 
TONIGHT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 
7 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. N OF 26N E TO SE 
WINDS 15 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT SUN. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 
TO 4 FT SUN.
.MON AND TUE...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER SCHAUER