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FZNT24 KNHC 041442
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT THU AUG 04 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. 

GMZ089-042130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT THU AUG 04 2011

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK SURFACE RIDGE WILL REMAIN ALONG 25N/26N AND 
DOMINATE THE REGION THROUGH SAT. TROPICAL STORM EMILY IS 
FORECAST TO SLIP NORTHWARD BETWEEN 75W AND 80W SAT AND SUN AND 
DISRUPT THE RIDGE AXIS ACROSS THE SW NORTH ATLC. HIGH PRES RIDGE 
IS FORECAST TO RE-ESTABLISH WESTWARD FROM THE SW NORTH ATLC INTO 
THE CENTRAL GULF MON AS EMILY MOVES NE OF THE REGION.

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GMZ080-042130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT THU AUG 04 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI NIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 
10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. E OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 
1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. E OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.MON...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 
94W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ082-042130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W  
1030 AM CDT THU AUG 04 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 
1 TO 3 FT. S OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 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. 
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE PORTIONS EACH EVENING.
.SUN AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

$$
GMZ084-042130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT THU AUG 04 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON 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 TO 
15 KT S OF 22N EACH EVENING. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS N OF 25N E OF 88W THROUGH THU.
.SUN AND MON...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ086-042130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT THU AUG 04 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N THROUGH THU.
.SAT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2 FT. 
S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUN...N OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 
25N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.MON...N OF 25N W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N S 
TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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FORECASTER HUFFMAN/DGS