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

GMZ089-050330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT THU AUG 04 2011

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK RIDGE WILL DOMINATE THE REGION THROUGH SAT. 
HIGH PRES IS FORECAST TO RE-ESTABLISH WESTWARD FROM THE SW NORTH 
ATLC INTO THE CENTRAL GULF BY MON. 

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GMZ080-050330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 PM CDT THU AUG 04 2011

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

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GMZ082-050330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W  
430 PM CDT THU AUG 04 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 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. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE PORTIONS EACH 
EVENING.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT BECOMING NE 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EACH EVENING ALONG THE YUCATAN COAST. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-050330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT THU AUG 04 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...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 TO 15 
KT S OF 22N EACH EVENING. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
4 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 15 TO 20 KT S 
OF 22N EACH EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-050330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 PM CDT THU AUG 04 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT NE 
TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 25N EACH EVENING. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N 
10 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUN...N OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 
25N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.MON AND TUE...N OF 25N W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S 
OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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FORECASTER GR