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FZNT24 KNHC 182123
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM CST FRI NOV 18 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. 

GMZ089-190330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 PM CST FRI NOV 18 2011

.SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO THE  
YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL WILL BECOME DIFFUSE LATER TONIGHT. HIGH PRES 
BEHIND THE FRONT SHIFT E INTO THE WESTERN ATLC SAT WITH SE WINDS 
ACROSS THE GULF OVER THE WEEKEND INTO MON. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL 
MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST EARLY WED AND EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA 
PANHANDLE TO TAMPICO MEXICO WED AFTERNOON.

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GMZ080-190330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 PM CST FRI NOV 18 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH MON...W OF 94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 
FT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT LATE. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT W 
TO NW WINDS 1O TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

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GMZ082-190330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 PM CST FRI NOV 18 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 23N 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.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 
FRONT E TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

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GMZ084-190330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 PM CST FRI NOV 18 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH MON... E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 
25N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N NE 
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS 
ALONG FRONT.

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GMZ086-190330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 PM CST FRI NOV 18 2011

. TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S 
OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...N OF 25N SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N NE 
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER DGS