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FZNT24 KNHC 111439
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT THU AUG 11 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. 

GMZ089-112130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM CDT WED AUG 10 2011

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL DOMINATE THE GULF WATERS 
THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK PRODUCING MAINLY GENTLE TO MODERATE 
BREEZE CONDITIONS. 

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GMZ080-112130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT THU AUG 11 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI NIGHT...W OF 92W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 
15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT IN THE EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 
3 TO 5 FT DURING THE EVENINGS. E OF 92W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 
KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...W OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W 
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SUN AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE N OF 
27N. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ082-112130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W  
1030 AM CDT THU AUG 11 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 
NE 15 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT NEAR YUCATAN 
COAST DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ084-112130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT THU AUG 11 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 
KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT NE 
TO E 10 TO 15 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.FRI THROUGH MON...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE AHEAD OF 
WAVE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL 
SUN.

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GMZ086-112130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT THU AUG 11 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO
2 FT. S OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
.SUN AND MON...N OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE BEHIND 
WAVE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER AL/LEWITSKY