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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM CDT MON AUG 1 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. 

GMZ089-020930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM CDT MON AUG 1 2011

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK SURFACE RIDGE WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE NORTHERN 
GULF AND DOMINATE THE REGION THROUGH FRI. A TROPICAL WAVE ACROSS 
THE W BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL MOVE INLAND ACROSS MEXICO THROUGH TUE.

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GMZ080-020930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 PM CDT MON AUG 1 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 3 FT.
.WED THROUGH SAT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ082-020930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W  
1030 PM CDT MON AUG 1 2011

.TONIGHT...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S 
OF 22N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.TUE THROUGH SAT...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. S OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT BECOMING NE WINDS 15 
TO 20 KT EACH EVENING ALONG THE YUCATAN COAST. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT 
EXCEPT TO 4 FT ALONG THE YUCATAN COAST EACH EVENING.

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GMZ084-020930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT MON AUG 1 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 
1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT 15 KT S OF 
23N EACH EVENING. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ086-020930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 PM CDT MON AUG 1 2011

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S 
OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.TUE THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 5 
TO 10 KT SAT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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FORECASTER MUNDELL