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FZNT24 KNHC 240232
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM CDT SAT JUL 23 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. 

GMZ089-240930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM CDT SAT JUL 23 2011

.SYNOPSIS...MODERATE TO FRESH SE BREEZES PERSIST OVERNIGHT OVER 
NW GULF BETWEEN HIGH PRES OVER EASTERN GULF AND LOW PRES OVER 
SOUTHERN PLAINS. WINDS WILL DIMINISH AS THE LOW PRES LIFTS OUT. 
THE NORTHERN EXTENT OF A TROPICAL WAVE WILL ENTER THE SE GULF ON 
TUE...AND INTO THE CENTRAL GULF WED BEFORE DISSIPATING THU.

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GMZ080-240930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 PM CDT SAT JUL 23 2011

.TONIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E 
OF 95W SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE THROUGH THU...N OF 27N S TO 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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GMZ082-240930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W  
1030 PM CDT SAT JUL 23 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 
15 TO 20 KT ALONG COAST OF YUCATAN DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-240930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT SAT JUL 23 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE THROUGH THU...N OF 25N SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-240930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 PM CDT SAT JUL 23 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON THROUGH THU...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN