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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT TUE AUG 02 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. 

GMZ089-021530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT TUE AUG 02 2011

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK SURFACE RIDGE WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE NORTHERN 
GULF AND DOMINATE THE REGION THROUGH FRI. TROUGH ACROSS THE BAY 
OF CAMPECHE WILL MOVE W AND DISSIPATE THIS EVENING.

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GMZ080-021530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 AM CDT TUE AUG 02 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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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GMZ082-021530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W  
430 AM CDT TUE AUG 02 2011

.TODAY 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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GMZ084-021530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT TUE AUG 02 2011

.TODAY 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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GMZ086-021530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT TUE AUG 02 2011

.TODAY 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 DGS