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FZNT24 KNHC 102031
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT WED AUG 10 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. 

GMZ089-110330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT WED AUG 10 2011

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES RIDGE FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO 
THE UPPER TEXAS COAST WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT GRADUALLY E AND INTO 
SE LOUISIANA THU AS BROAD TROUGHING ACROSS THE FLORIDA PENINSULA 
SHARPENS. HIGH PRES CENTER WILL SHIFT NW TO N CENTRAL GULF SAT...
THEN SE AS A RIDGE ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF SUN AND MON.

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GMZ080-110330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 PM CDT WED AUG 10 2011

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

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GMZ082-110330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W  
430 PM CDT WED AUG 10 2011

.TONIGHT...N OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S 
OF 21N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SUN AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ084-110330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT WED AUG 10 2011

.TONIGHT...N OF 24N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S 
OF 24N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 25N NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 
26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUN AND MON...N OF 26N W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 
26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ086-110330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 PM CDT WED AUG 10 2011

.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT N OF 26N AND 1 TO 2 FT 
S OF 26N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.  
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N OF 25N N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 
25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
.SUN AND MON...N OF 25N W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 
25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.

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FORECASTER MUNDELL