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FZNT24 KNHC 311445
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT SUN JUL 31 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. 

GMZ089-312130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT SUN JUL 31 2011

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK RIDGING ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF WILL DOMINATE 
THE REGION THROUGH THU. A TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SW 
GULF MON AND TUE.

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GMZ080-312130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT SUN JUL 31 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT.
.MON THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ082-312130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W  
1030 AM CDT SUN JUL 31 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 21N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 21N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 21N SUN.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...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.
.TUE THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ084-312130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT SUN JUL 31 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 
KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 25N.
.MON THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ086-312130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT SUN JUL 31 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON...N OF 27N VARIABLE 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.
.MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.

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FORECASTER AL/DGS