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FZNT24 KNHC 071524
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT SUN AUG 07 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. 

GMZ089-072130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT SUN AUG 07 2011

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ALONG 26N WILL HOLD THROUGH MON AND SHIFT TO 
25N TUE AND WED AS HIGH PRES DEVELOPS ALONG 85W. THE HIGH 
MIGRATES NW THROUGH THE CENTRAL GULF THU. THE INTERACTION 
BETWEEN LOW PRES OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS AND THE RIDGE WILL 
ALLOW FOR SLY RETURN FLOW TO INCREASE OVER THE FAR WESTERN 
PORTION MON NIGHT INTO EARLY TUE.

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GMZ080-072130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT SUN AUG 07 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. E OF 95W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NE HALF.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT. E OF 95W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED AND THU...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. E OF 95W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT SE WINDS S OF 
27N. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ082-072130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W  
1030 AM CDT SUN AUG 07 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 
NE 15 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST THIS EVENING. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 
TO 15 KT LATE TUE...EXCEPT NE 15 TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST 
EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE 15 KT NEAR 
YUCATAN COAST EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-072130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT SUN AUG 07 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 
10 KT INCREASING 10 TO 15 KT MON AND MON NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 
S OF 26N SE WINDS 10 KT....EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS 15 KT NEAR 
YUCATAN COAST. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 27N.
.TUE AND WED...N OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 
20 KT N OF 29N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 27N.
.THU...N OF 28N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. FROM 
24N TO 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 24N E 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 27N.

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GMZ086-072130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT SUN AUG 07 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 10 
KT...EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT N OF 28N. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N 
VARIABLE SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS N 
OF 27N.
.TUE AND WED...N OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF
28N INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N VARIABLE 
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 28N.
.THU...N OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N NE 
TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 25N. 

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FORECASTER SCHAUER