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

GMZ089-020330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM 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 ACROSS 
THE W BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL MOVE INLAND ACROSS MEXICO TONIGHT 
THROUGH TUE.

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GMZ080-020330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 PM CDT MON AUG 01 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 3 FT.
.WED THROUGH SAT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ082-020330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W  
430 PM CDT MON AUG 01 2011

.TONIGHT...N OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 
WINDS LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 22N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 
15 TO 20 KT NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 
4 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED 
TSTMS.
.TUE THROUGH SAT...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. S OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT BECOMING NE WINDS 15 
TO 20 KT EACH EVENING ALONG THE YUCATAN COAST. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT 
EXCEPT TO 4 FT ALONG THE YUCATAN COAST EACH EVENING.

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GMZ084-020330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT MON AUG 01 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 
1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT 15 KT S OF 
23N EACH EVENING. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ086-020330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 PM CDT MON AUG 01 2011

.TONIGHT...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.
.TUE THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 5 
TO 10 KT SAT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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FORECASTER STRIPLING