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FZNT24 KNHC 291529
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT FRI JUL 29 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. 

GMZ089-292130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT FRI JUL 29 2011

.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM DON NEAR 26.2N 94.9W AT 10 AM CDT 
MOVING W-NW AT 12 KT. MINIMUM PRESSURE 1002 MB. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS TO 55 KT. DON EXPECTED TO MOVE TO 
NEAR 26.8N 96.7W THIS EVENING AND THEN INLAND TO NEAR 27.7N  
99.1W BY SAT MORNING. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR 
PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN GULF BETWEEN 25N AND 28N W OF 93W.  

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GMZ080-292130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT FRI JUL 29 2011

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 28N...

.THIS AFTERNOON...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM OF 
DON. MAXIMUM WINDS 50 KT GUST TO 60 KT. HIGHEST SEAS 20 FT. 
ELSEWHERE NE OF DON...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 
FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF DON NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 
FT. SCATTERED RAINBANDS AND TSTMS S OF 27N. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER 
NEAR SCATTERED SQUALLS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 27N. 
.TONIGHT...S OF 28N W OF 95W TROPICAL STORM WINDS WITH MAXIMUM 
WINDS 50 KT GUST TO 60 KT EARLY. HIGHEST SEAS 20 FT. WIND THEN 
DIMINISHING TO SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT 
PRIMARILY IN SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT S OF 28N E OF 92W. SCATTERED 
RAINBANDS AND TSTMS S OF 28N W OF 95W.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ082-292130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W  
1030 AM CDT FRI JUL 29 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 24N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
BUILDING 6 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS RAINBANDS AND SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 23N. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE W OF 93W.
.TONIGHT...N OF 24N W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 
TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.MON AND TUE...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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GMZ084-292130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT FRI JUL 29 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 25N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 
15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. S OF 25N 
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N 
OF 27N.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 5 TO 10 
KT N OF 27N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON AND TUE...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ086-292130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT FRI JUL 29 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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FORECASTER STRIPLING