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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT THU AUG 04 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. 

GMZ089-041530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT THU AUG 04 2011

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK SURFACE RIDGE WILL REMAIN ALONG 26N AND 
DOMINATE THE REGION THROUGH FRI NIGHT. TROPICAL STORM EMILY IS 
FORECAST TO SLIP NORTHWARD BETWEEN 75W AND 80W SAT AND SUN AND 
DISRUPT THE ATLC RIDGE. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD FROM SW N ATLC INTO 
THE CENTRAL GULF MON AS EMILY LIFTS NE OF THE REGION.

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GMZ080-041530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 AM CDT THU AUG 04 2011

.TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.  
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. E OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT.
.SAT AND SUN...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. E OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.MON...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W S 
TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ082-041530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W  
430 AM CDT THU AUG 04 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 2 TO 3 FT 
EXCEPT TO 4 FT ALONG THE YUCATAN COAST EACH EVENING. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS SE PORTIONS EACH EVENING.
.SUN AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-041530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT THU AUG 04 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 22N 
EACH EVENING. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SUN AND MON...N OF 25N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S 
OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ086-041530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT THU AUG 04 2011

.TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 26N THROUGH THU.
.SAT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2 FT. 
S OF 26N WINDS BECOMING NW TO N 10 KT BECOMING W TO SW LATE. 
SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN...N OF 25N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING 3 TO 4 FT. S 
OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON...N OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N S 
TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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FORECASTER DGS