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FZNT24 KNHC 242059
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT SUN JUL 24 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. 

GMZ089-250330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT SUN JUL 24 2011

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE ALONG 28N/29N. THE NORTHERN EXTENT 
OF A TROPICAL WAVE WILL ENTER THE SE GULF LATE TUE AND INTO THE 
CENTRAL GULF WED BEFORE DISSIPATING THU.

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GMZ080-250330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 PM CDT SUN JUL 24 2011

.TONIGHT...W OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 
95W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N 
OF 29N.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE THROUGH FRI...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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GMZ082-250330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W  
430 PM CDT SUN JUL 24 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...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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GMZ084-250330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT SUN JUL 24 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE THROUGH FRI...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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GMZ086-250330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 PM CDT SUN JUL 24 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW 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 FRI...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN