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FZNT24 KNHC 172103
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
502 PM EDT SAT SEP 17 2016

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.

GMZ001-180915-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
502 PM EDT SAT SEP 17 2016

.SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH WILL PERSIST OVER THE NW GULF TONIGHT
ACCOMPANIED BY ACTIVE WEATHER. A WEAK TROUGH WILL DEVELOP OVER
THE YUCATAN PENINSULA DURING THE LATE AFTERNOONS...AND MOVE NW
ACROSS THE SW GULF WATERS LATE EACH NIGHT INTO THE EARLY
MORNINGS HOURS. OTHERWISE...WEAK HIGH PRESSURE AND LIGHT TO
MODERATE WINDS WILL PREVAIL. 

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GMZ011-180915-
NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK-
502 PM EDT SAT SEP 17 2016

.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SUN...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E. SEAS 2 FT
OR LESS. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT
IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING...SUBSIDING
TO 2 FT OR LESS. 
.THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

GMZ013-180915-
N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY-
502 PM EDT SAT SEP 17 2016

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E. SEAS 2 FT
OR LESS. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.MON...E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO NE. SEAS 2 FT OR
LESS. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.THU...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT
IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 

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GMZ015-180915-
NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W-
502 PM EDT SAT SEP 17 2016

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO N. SEAS 2 FT
OR LESS. 
.SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.MON...N WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.MON NIGHT...N WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.THU...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 

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GMZ017-180915-
W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W-
502 PM EDT SAT SEP 17 2016

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING
TO 3 FT LATE. 
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 

$$

GMZ019-180915-
CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W-
502 PM EDT SAT SEP 17 2016

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