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FZNT24 KNHC 300245
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-300930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM CDT FRI JUL 29 2011

.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL DEPRESSION DON NEAR 27.2N 97.5W AT 10 PM CDT
MOVING WNW AT 12 KT. MINIMUM PRESSURE 1006 MB. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED 
WINDS 30 KT GUSTS TO 40 KT. DON IS MAKING LANDFALL ON THE COAST 
OF SOUTH TEXAS AND WILL WEAKEN THEN DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES INLAND.
A HIGH PRES RIDGE ALONG 28N SUN THROUGH WED WILL MAINTAIN LIGHT 
WINDS OVER THE NORTHERN GULF.

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GMZ080-300930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 PM CDT FRI JUL 29 2011

.TONIGHT...S OF 28N W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT 
EXCEPT 7 TO 9 FT S OF 28N E OF 92W. SCATTERED SHOWERS W OF 95W.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ082-300930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W  
1030 PM CDT FRI JUL 29 2011

.TONIGHT...N OF 24N W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...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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GMZ084-300930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT FRI JUL 29 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 5 
TO 10 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...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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GMZ086-300930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 PM CDT FRI JUL 29 2011

.TONIGHT 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 WED...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 MUNDELL