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FZNT24 KNHC 060929
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT SAT AUG 06 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. 

GMZ089-061530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT SAT AUG 06 2011

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK RIDGE WILL DOMINATE THE REGION THROUGH SUN AS 
THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM EMILY MOVE N ACROSS THE NW 
BAHAMAS AND ADJACENT ATLANTIC. HIGH PRES IS THEN FORECAST TO 
BUILD WESTWARD FROM THE ATLC ACROSS THE SE AND CENTRAL GULF BY 
MON. 

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GMZ080-061530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 AM CDT SAT AUG 06 2011

.TODAY 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 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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GMZ082-061530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W  
430 AM CDT SAT AUG 06 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 3 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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GMZ084-061530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT SAT AUG 06 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
FOOT. S OF 25N NE TO E 10 KT EARLY BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT 
TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SUN THROUGH WED...N OF 25N WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 
22N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EACH EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-061530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT SAT AUG 06 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW TO 
N 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS LESS THAN 2 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
BUILDING TO 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...SHIFTING
TO W TO 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 STRIPLING