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FZNT24 KNHC 061530
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-062130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT SAT AUG 06 2011

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK STATIONARY RIDGE DOMINATE ENTIRE BASIN THROUGH 
SUN AS LOW PRES...REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM EMILY...MOVE N 
ACROSS NW BAHAMAS AND ADJACENT ATLANTIC.  ATLC HIGH PRES THEN 
BUILDS WESTWARD AND MERGE WITH GULF RIDGE MON AND TUE. 

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GMZ080-062130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT SAT AUG 06 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE AND WED...W OF 94W S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
E OF 94W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ082-062130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W  
1030 AM CDT SAT AUG 06 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-062130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT SAT AUG 06 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUN THROUGH WED...N OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 
4 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ086-062130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT SAT AUG 06 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 
1 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.  
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...N OF 27N W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES