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FZNT24 KNHC 101451
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT WED AUG 10 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. 

GMZ089-102130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM CDT TUE AUG 09 2011

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES RIDGE CONTINUES TO DOMINATE THE 
BASIN...EXTENDING FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO THE UPPER TEXAS 
COAST. THE RIDGE WILL SHIFT GRADUALLY E AND INTO SE LOUISIANA 
THU AS BROAD TROUGHING ACROSS THE FLORIDA PENINSULA SHARPENS. 
HIGH PRES CENTER WILL THEN SHIFT NW TO N CENTRAL GULF SAT THEN 
SHIFT E LATE SUN.

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GMZ080-102130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT WED AUG 10 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 
15 TO 20 KT W OF 94W...BECOMING SE TO S WINDS TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 
5 FT W OF 93W AND 2 TO 3 FT E OF 93W. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 4 FT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE NE 
PART. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 
94W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.SAT...W OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W E 
TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.SUN...WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ082-102130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W  
1030 AM CDT WED AUG 10 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 21N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 21N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO 
E 15 TO 20 KT E OF 92W LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EVENING. SEAS 
1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT OFF YUCATAN COAST THIS EVENING. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 93W DURING THE EVENING. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 21N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING 
E TO SE THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 21N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
BECOMING NE TO E THU NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ084-102130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT WED AUG 10 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
EARLY BECOMING W TO NW WINDS BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 
25N VARIABLE MAINLY SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 
15 KT S OF 23N IN THE EVENING. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 23N TONIGHT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FROM 
24N TO 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 24N E 
TO SE WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT S OF 23N IN THE 
EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N 
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUN...N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N 
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 5 
TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ086-102130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT WED AUG 10 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
BECOMING NW 15 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N 
VARIABLE MAINLY W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.  
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 25 NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 25N 
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 25N N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N 
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
.SUN...N OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N 
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.

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FORECASTER STIPPLING/DGS