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FZNT24 KNHC 140912
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT SUN AUG 14 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. 

GMZ089-141530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT SAT AUG 13 2011

.SYNOPSIS...THE WEAK RIDGE IS ORIENTED FROM THE NW GULF TO THE 
SE GULF WILL PERSIST THROUGH TUE. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE 
INTO THE FAR NE GULF ON MON AND EXIT THE AREA LATE TUE. A HIGH 
WILL BE LOCATED OVER THE NW GULF ON WED AND THU.

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GMZ080-141530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 AM CDT SUN AUG 14 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT. N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.MON...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE IN THE 
AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...W OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. E OF 95W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
.WED AND THU...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. E OF 95W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.

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GMZ082-141530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W  
430 AM CDT SUN AUG 14 2011

.TODAY THROUGH MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS WINDS 10 TO 15 KT  
BECOMING NE TO E AT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 15 
TO 20 KT NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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GMZ084-141530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT SUN AUG 14 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W TO NW 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 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.TUE...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 
26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.WED AND THU...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S 
OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

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GMZ086-141530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT SUN AUG 14 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. S OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT. S OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.TUE...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N 
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE LATE. SEAS 1 
FT.
.THU..N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N 
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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FORECASTER SCHAUER