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FZNT24 KNHC 190915
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL 
HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT FRI AUG 19 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. 

GMZ089-191530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT FRI AUG 19 2011

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK RIDGE WILL PREVAIL OVER THE NORTHERN WATERS 
THROUGH MON. A TROUGH IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE BAY OF 
CAMPECHE SUN AND MON.

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GMZ080-191530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 AM CDT FRI AUG 19 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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GMZ082-191530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W  
430 AM CDT FRI AUG 19 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT 
NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENING. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING 10 TO 
15 KT SAT NIGHT EXCEPT NE WINDS 15 KT NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST IN 
THE EVENING.
.SUN AND MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 22N.
.TUE...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ084-191530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT FRI AUG 19 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 23N.
.MON AND TUE...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING 
VARIABLE AT NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 
10 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 KT AT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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GMZ086-191530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT FRI AUG 19 2011

.TODAY THROUGH TUE...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN