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FZNT24 KNHC 131514
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT SAT AUG 13 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. 

GMZ089-132130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM CDT FRI AUG 12 2011

.SYNOPSIS...A 1015 MB HIGH NEAR 28N87W WITH A RIDGE TO NE TEXAS
WILL CHANGE LITTLE THROUGH WED. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO
THE FAR NE GULF COAST SUN INTO MON THEN STALL THROUGH WED.

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GMZ080-132130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT SAT AUG 13 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. S OF 28N E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. N OF 28N E OF 95W VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 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 E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 FT. N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TUE...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. E OF 94W 
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.WED...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. E OF 94W 
VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT.

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GMZ082-132130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W  
1030 AM CDT SAT AUG 13 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 
NE TO E 15 KT ALONG THE YUCATAN COAST. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 23N.
.TUE AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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GMZ084-132130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT SAT AUG 13 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 26N N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. FROM 
24N TO 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 24N E TO 
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL NEAR 
YUCATAN CHANNEL. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N.
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N WINDS BECOMING SW TO W 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR 
LESS. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT
NEAR COAST OF YUCATAN PENINSULA. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS S OF 26N.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
FROM 24N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 24N
NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.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 2 FT. 
.TUE...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 25N 
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.WED...N OF 24N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 24N NE TO E 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ086-132130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT SAT AUG 13 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS FROM 25N TO 27N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS 
ELSEWHERE.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S 
OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.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. 
.TUE...N OF 28N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 28N 
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.WED...N OF 27N WINDS SHIFTING TO NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 
27N WINDS BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE