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FZNT24 KNHC 052101
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT FRI AUG 05 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. 

GMZ089-060330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT FRI AUG 05 2011

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

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GMZ080-060330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 PM CDT FRI AUG 05 2011

.TONIGHT...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. E 
OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 93W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 
5 FT. E OF 94W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ082-060330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W  
430 PM CDT FRI AUG 05 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. 
.SUN THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT BECOMING NE 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EACH EVENING ALONG THE YUCATAN COAST. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-060330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT FRI AUG 05 2011

.TONIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S 
OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S 
OF 22N. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E 
10 TO 15 KT S OF 22N IN THE EVENING. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SUN THROUGH WED...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 NE TO E WINDS 15 
TO 20 KT S OF 22N EACH EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-060330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 PM CDT FRI AUG 05 2011

.TONIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S 
OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW TO 
N 10 KT SAT EVENING. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
BUILDING 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...N OF 25N W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW WED. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT.

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FORECASTER GR