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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT TUE JUL 26 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. 

GMZ089-270330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT TUE JUL 26 2011

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WILL 
DRIFT NE AND COLLAPSE THROUGH LATE WED AS AN ACTIVE TROPICAL WAVE
IN THE SE GULF AND NW CARIBBEAN MOVES W...REACHING THE S CENTRAL 
GULF WED...THEN ACROSS THE W GULF THU AND FRI. RIDGING BUILDS IN 
BEHIND THE WAVE SAT AND SUN.

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GMZ080-270330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 PM CDT TUE JUL 26 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH THU...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 
TO 15 KT THU. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT E OF 93W THU. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 27N TONIGHT.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...W OF WAVE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. E OF WAVE SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 
15 KT SAT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR WAVE.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ082-270330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W  
430 PM CDT TUE JUL 26 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE 15 TO 
20 KT ALONG THE YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR WAVE.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-270330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT TUE JUL 26 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT 
BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT WED. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 2 
TO 4 FT WED. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 
WINDS BEHIND WAVE WED. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS NEAR WAVE.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 5 TO 10 KT N OF 27N. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-270330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 PM CDT TUE JUL 26 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT 
INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT WED. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 
FT WED. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND NEAR 
WAVE TONIGHT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...N OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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FORECASTER LEWITSKY