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FZNT24 KNHC 120916
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT FRI AUG 12 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. 

GMZ089-121530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT THU AUG 11 2011

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES OF 1015 MB CENTERED NEAR 25N85W WITH 
A RIDGE NW TO SE LOUISIANA WILL CHANGE LITTLE THROUGH TUE 
MAINTAINING RATHER QUIET CONDITIONS ACROSS THE GULF. TROUGHING 
WILL PERSIST JUST NE OF THE AREA THROUGH SUN WITH A WEAK COLD 
FRONT PASSING MOVING INTO FAR NE WATERS MON AND DISSIPATING 
THERE TUE.

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GMZ080-121530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 AM CDT FRI AUG 12 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 4 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE 10 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 
KT NE PART. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...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...EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 5 
TO 10 KT NE PART. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. N OF 
27N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.MON...S OF 27N W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
1 FT. N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT E OF 93W NW TO 
N. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TUE...S OF 27N W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 
KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E OF 94W WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 
TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT 
E OF 93W NW TO N. SEAS 1 FT.

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GMZ082-121530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W  
430 AM CDT FRI AUG 12 2011

.TODAY THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE 
15 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT NE 15 KT NEAR 
YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 22N.

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GMZ084-121530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT FRI AUG 12 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 24N E OF 88W NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. N OF 24N W OF 88W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 
KT...BECOMING SW FRI NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE 
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 
1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E PART.
.SAT...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 
24N TO 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. S OF 
24N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...N OF 25N WINDS VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT N OF 27N
BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS
INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 
24N TO 27N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR 
LESS. S OF 24N WINDS BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N.
.MON...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 
27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS N OF 28N.
.TUE...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. S 
OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS CENTRAL PART.

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GMZ086-121530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT FRI AUG 12 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N NW TO N 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. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS 
N OF 26N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT 
THROUGHOUT. SEAS 1 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS
S OF 26N.
.SUN...N OF 25N W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 
KT LATE SUN. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 
KT...EXCEPT NE NEAR THE COAST OF CUBA. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. 
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N PART.
.MON...N OF 27N W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N 
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS N OF 26N.
.TUE...N OF 28N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 28N 
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING N TO NE LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2. 
ISOLATED SHOWERS CENTRAL PART.

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FORECASTER SCHAUER