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FZNT24 KNHC 021431
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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. 

GMZ089-022130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT TUE AUG 02 2011

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK SURFACE RIDGE WILL REMAIN ACROSS 25N AND 
DOMINATE THE REGION THROUGH SAT. 

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GMZ080-022130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT TUE AUG 02 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON 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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GMZ082-022130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W  
1030 AM CDT TUE AUG 02 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON 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. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS THIS AFTERNOON. 

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GMZ084-022130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT TUE AUG 02 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON 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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GMZ086-022130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT TUE AUG 02 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON 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 AL/DGS