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FZNT24 KNHC 190310
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 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. 

GMZ089-190930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 PM CST FRI NOV 18 2011

.SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT HAS DISSIPATED FROM FLORIDA KEYS TO 
20N96W THIS EVENING. HIGH PRES ATLC MID ATLC COAST WILL SHIFT 
E-NE INTO THE WESTERN ATLC SAT AND MAINTAIN TIGHT PRES GRADIENT 
ACROSS SE GULF THROUGH THE WEEKEND...WHILE SE WINDS DOMINATE THE 
W GULF. 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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GMZ080-190930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
930 PM CST FRI NOV 18 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH MON...W OF 94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 
5 FT BUILDING 5 TO 6 FT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 5 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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GMZ082-190930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 PM CST FRI NOV 18 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 23N W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 
KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT SAT NIGHT. ELSEWHERE E 
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT 
SAT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 
22N W OF 95W.
.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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GMZ084-190930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 PM CST FRI NOV 18 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH MON...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
BECOMING SE 15 KT EARLY SUN. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E WINDS SAT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN NE 
SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SAT.
.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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GMZ086-190930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 PM CST FRI NOV 18 2011

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING E 20 KT LATE. 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 STRIPLING