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FZNT24 KNHC 180308
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 PM CST THU NOV 17 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. 

GMZ089-180930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 PM CST THU NOV 17 2011

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT MOVING SE ACROSS BASIN EXTENDS FROM NEAR 
NAPLES TO W BAY OF CAMPECHE THIS EVENING. W PORTION OF FRONT 
WILL MOVE LITTLE AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH FRI WHILE E 
PORTION REACHES UPPER FLORIDA KEYS AND BECOMES STATIONARY BY SAT 
MORNING THEN DISSIPATES. HIGH PRES BEHIND FRONT WILL SHIFT E 
INTO W ATLC SAT ALLOWING MODERATE TO FRESH SE WINDS TO DOMINATE 
THE GULF OVER THE WEEKEND INTO MON. A NEW COLD FRONT IS FORECAST 
TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE TUE.

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GMZ080-180930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
930 PM CST THU NOV 17 2011

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 
20 KT W OF 95W FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 
TO 7 FT. E OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 
94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL.
.MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT W OF 95W LATE. SEAS 
4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL BUILDING TO 7 FT W OF 95W LATE.
.TUE...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ082-180930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 PM CST THU NOV 17 2011

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT... 
EXCEPT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 23N W OF 95W. SEAS 7 TO 8 
FT BEHIND FRONT AND BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT SE OF FRONT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND SE OF FRONT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 22N E OF 96W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 22N W OF 96W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT 
BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN 
NE SWELL. S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING E TO SE 
LATE EXCEPT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W EARLY. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 23N.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 22N 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 4 
TO 6 FT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 20 KT NEAR THE COAST 
OF YUCATAN IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-180930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 PM CST THU NOV 17 2011

.TONIGHT...N OF 24N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT. 
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 7 FT LATE. S OF 24N N TO NE 
WINDS 20 KT BECOMING NE WINDS LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 
TO 8 FT IN N SWELL LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND 
SE OF FRONT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING E TO SE 
N OF 26N FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 
7 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.MON...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 
26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING S TO SW LATE. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 
FT.

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GMZ086-180930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 PM CST THU NOV 17 2011

.TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE 
WINDS LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 
10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT 
BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND E 
OF FRONT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT OCCASIONALLY 25 
KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.  
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N 
OF 27N AND 5 TO 8 FT S OF 27N...HIGHEST SEAS S OF 25N.
.SUN...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 
26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.MON...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 
26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...WINDS SHIFTING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 
26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 1O TO 15 KT LATE. 
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE.

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FORECASTER STRIPLING