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FZNT24 KNHC 282110
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT THU JUL 28 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. 

GMZ089-290330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT THU JUL 28 2011

.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM DON NEAR 24.9N 91.3W AT 4 PM MOVING 
NW AT 14 KT. MINIMUM PRESSURE 1005 MB. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 
40 KT GUSTS TO 50 KT. DON WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NW THROUGH FRI 
EVENING AND MOVE INLAND ACROSS THE SE TEXAS COAST EARLY SAT. A 
TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN 
GULF BETWEEN 24N AND 28N W OF 90W.  

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GMZ080-290330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 PM CDT THU JUL 28 2011

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 28N...

.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 
75 NM OF DON. MAXIMUM WINDS 50 KT GUST TO 60W. HIGHEST SEAS 18 
FT. N OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN SE 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS 
SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ082-290330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W  
430 PM CDT THU JUL 28 2011

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 24N E OF 93W...

.TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS N OF 24N E OF 93W. MAXIMUM 
WINDS INCREASING TO 45 GUST TO 55 KT. HIGHEST SEAS 12 FT. S OF 
22N VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 
10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 23N.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 24N W OF 95W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.MON AND TUE...N OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF
 22N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ084-290330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT THU JUL 28 2011

.TONIGHT...W OF 88W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 
88W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SQUALLS 
AND TSTMS N OF 26N.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 
5 TO 10 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON AND TUE...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ086-290330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 PM CDT THU JUL 28 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
3 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS THROUGH THIS EVENING.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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FORECASTER MUNDELL