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FZNT24 KNHC 062047
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT SAT AUG 06 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. 

GMZ089-070330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT SAT AUG 06 2011

.SYNOPSIS...1018 MB HIGH PRES NEAR 26N86W WITH ASSOCIATED RIDGE
ALONG 26N/27N DOMINATES ENTIRE BASIN TONIGHT AND MON. RIDGE 
SLIPS S TO ALONG 25N MON NIGHT THROUGH WED AS A SURFACE TROUGH 
SWINGS THROUGH THE E GULF STATES LATE TUE AND WED. RIDGE MOVES N 
TO 26N THU.   

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GMZ080-070330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 PM CDT SAT AUG 06 2011

.TONIGHT...W OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 
95W SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
.SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 95W S TO 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 29N.
.TUE AND WED...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E 
OF 94W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 
94W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT SW N OF 28N. SEAS 1 TO 3 
FT.

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GMZ082-070330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W  
430 PM CDT SAT AUG 06 2011

.TONIGHT...W TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 
NE 15 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT NE 15 KT NEAR 
YUCATAN COAST EVENINGS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-070330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT SAT AUG 06 2011

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 
26N E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
.SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
INCREASING 10 TO 15 KT MON AND MON NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
S OF 25N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT....EXCEPT 15 KT NEAR YUCATAN
COAST. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...N OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT 
N OF 29N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 28N.
.THU...N OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 
25N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ086-070330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 PM CDT SAT AUG 06 2011

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 
26N VARIABLE SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS
N OF 27N.
.SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT 
INCREASING 10 TO 15 KT MON AND MON NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 
25N VARIABLE SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...N OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT 
N OF 28N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N VARIABLE SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 28N.
.THU...N OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 
25N VARIABLE SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED 
TSTMS N OF 25N. 

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FORECASTER COBB