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

GMZ089-030330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT TUE AUG 02 2011

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK SURFACE RIDGE WILL REMAIN ALONG 25-26N AND 
DOMINATE THE REGION THROUGH SAT BEFORE TROPICAL STORM EMILY...OR 
ITS REMNANTS...MOVES NORTHWARD ACROSS THE NW BAHAMAS AND 
ADJACENT ATLC SAT AND SUN AND INTERRUPTS THE ATLC RIDGE. 

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GMZ080-030330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 PM CDT TUE AUG 02 2011

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.WED THROUGH FRI...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.
.SAT AND SUN...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ082-030330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W  
430 PM CDT TUE AUG 02 2011

.TONIGHT...E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 
KT NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT 
EXCEPT TO 4 FT NEAR THE NW YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENING. W 
OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND ISOLATED TSTMS.  
.WED 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 SE PORTIONS EACH EVENING. 
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-030330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT TUE AUG 02 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.
.SUN...N OF 25N SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S 
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ086-030330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 PM CDT TUE AUG 02 2011

.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N 
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.WED THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUN...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER STRIPLING