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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT FRI JUL 22 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. 

GMZ089-230330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT FRI JUL 22 2011

.SYNOPSIS...MODERATE TO FRESH SE WINDS PERSIST OVER NW GULF 
THROUGH SAT BETWEEN HIGH PRES OVER EASTERN GULF AND LOW PRES 
OVER SOUTHERN PLAINS. A TROPICAL WAVE OVER THE YUCATAN PENINSULA 
WILL MOVE W ACROSS BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE SAT AND SUN.

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GMZ080-230330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 PM CDT FRI JUL 22 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE AND WED...N OF 27N SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 27N 
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

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GMZ082-230330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W  
430 PM CDT FRI JUL 22 2011

.TONIGHT...S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N 
OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 22N.
.SAT THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-230330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT FRI JUL 22 2011

.TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
FROM 25N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 25N E 
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.MON...N OF 27N SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE AND WED...N OF 25N SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S 
OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ086-230330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 PM CDT FRI JUL 22 2011

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S 
OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN