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FZNT24 KNHC 280240
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM CDT WED JUL 27 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. 

GMZ089-280930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM CDT WED JUL 27 2011

.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM DON NEAR 22.8N 88.1W OR ABOUT 675 
MILES ESE OF CORPUS CHRISTI TX AT 0300 UTC JUL 28 MOVING WNW OR 
300 DEG AT 10 KT. MINIMUM PRESSURE IS 1000 MB. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED 
WINDS ARE 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. DON WILL MOVE NW TOWARD THE SE 
COAST OF TEXAS AND INTENSIFY THROUGH SAT. A TROPICAL STORM 
WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO 
BETWEEN 22N AND 29N W OF 87W.

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GMZ080-280930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 PM CDT WED JUL 27 2011

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 29N THU EVENING THROUGH SAT...

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS N OF 27N.
.THU...S OF 27N E OF 93W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 
20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 
FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 26N E OF 93W.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...WITHIN 75 NM OF TROPICAL STORM DON WINDS
25 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. N OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ082-280930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W  
1030 PM CDT WED JUL 27 2011

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 23N E OF 93W...

.TONIGHT...N OF 22N E OF 92W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING 
NW TO N 25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 22N 
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE 
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 
93W.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 23N E OF 94W WINDS 25 TO 45 KT. SEAS 7 
TO 11 FT. S OF 23N SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 23N. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 24N W OF 95W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.MON...N OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 22N N 
TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ084-280930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT WED JUL 27 2011

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING FROM 22N TO 25N W OF 87W...

.TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM E SEMICIRCLE OF TROPICAL STORM DON WINDS 
25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 25N W OF 
87W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA S OF 25N
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 
KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 24N.
.THU...WITHIN 60 NM OF TROPICAL STORM DON WINDS 25 TO 40 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. 
ELSEWHERE S OF 25N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 
25N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.THU NIGHT...W OF 88W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 
88W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 5 TO 10 KT N OF 27N. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 
25N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-280930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 PM CDT WED JUL 27 2011

.TONIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 
25N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.THU THROUGH SAT...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.
.SUN AND MON...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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FORECASTER MUNDELL