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FZNT24 KNHC 050250
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-050930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM CDT THU AUG 04 2011

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK RIDGE WILL DOMINATE THE REGION THROUGH SAT. 
HIGH PRES IS THEN FORECAST TO BUILD WESTWARD FROM THE ATLC
ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF BY MON. 

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GMZ080-050930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 PM CDT THU AUG 04 2011

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E OF 93W
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 
10 KT...EXCEPT W OF 94W SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N.
.FRI AND 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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GMZ082-050930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W  
1030 PM CDT THU AUG 04 2011

.TONIGHT...W OF 92W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
E OF 92W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI 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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GMZ084-050930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT THU AUG 04 2011

.TONIGHT...N OF 24N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
S OF 24N NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI 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 S OF 22N 
10 TO 15 KT 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 S OF 22N 15 TO 
20 KT EACH EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-050930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 PM CDT THU AUG 04 2011

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT S OF 24N E TO SE.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI AND 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 WINDS BECOMING 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 AGUIRRE