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FZNT24 KNHC 011505
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT MON AUG 01 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. 

GMZ089-012130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT MON AUG 01 2011

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK SURFACE RIDGE WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE NORTHERN 
GULF AND DOMINATE THE REGION THROUGH FRI. A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 
96W WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SW GULF TODAY THROUGH EARLY TUE THEN 
INLAND OVER EASTERN MEXICO TUE NIGHT.

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GMZ080-012130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT MON AUG 01 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 3 FT.

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GMZ082-012130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W  
1030 AM CDT MON AUG 01 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 4 FT. S OF 22N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE THROUGH FRI...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ084-012130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT MON AUG 01 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 
KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT.

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GMZ086-012130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT MON AUG 01 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 26N.
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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FORECASTER HUFFMAN/DGS