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FZNT24 KNHC 261524
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT TUE JUL 26 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. 

GMZ089-262130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT TUE JUL 26 2011

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WILL 
DRIFT NE AND COLLAPSE THROUGH LATE WED AS A TROPICAL WAVE ENTERS 
THE BASIN. AN ACTIVE TROPICAL WAVE ACROSS THE NW CARIBBEAN AND 
STRAITS OF FLORIDA LATE THIS MORNING WILL ENTER THE SE GULF BY 
NOON AND MOVE W-NW ACROSS THE S CENTRAL GULF WED THEN ACROSS THE 
W GULF THU AND FRI. 

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GMZ080-262130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT TUE JUL 26 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT  
SHIFTING TO SE TO S THU. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 
5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...W OF WAVE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT. OTHERWISE...SE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT 
SAT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR WAVE.

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GMZ082-262130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W  
1030 AM CDT TUE JUL 26 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 
NE 15 TO 20 KT ALONG THE YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 
2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR WAVE.

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GMZ084-262130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT TUE JUL 26 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT 
BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT WED. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 2 
TO 4 FT WED. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 
WINDS BEHIND WAVE LATE WED. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS NEAR WAVE.

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GMZ086-262130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT TUE JUL 26 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT  
BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT WED. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 2 
TO 3 FT WED. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S 
PORTIONS THROUGH TONIGHT.
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S 
OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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FORECASTER STRIPLING