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FZNT24 KNHC 141528
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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. 

GMZ089-142130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM CDT SAT AUG 13 2011

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK 1015 MB HIGH IS LOCATED NEAR 27N90W WITH A 
RIDGE TO THE NW GULF...AND ANOTHER TO THE SE GULF. THE HIGH
WILL HOLD THROUGH TUE. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR 
NE GULF ON MON...THEN STALL THROUGH THROUGH WED WHILE WEAKENING. 
A HIGH WILL THEN BECOME CENTERED OVER THE NW GULF WED AND THU.

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GMZ080-142130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT SUN AUG 14 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON 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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GMZ082-142130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W  
1030 AM CDT SUN AUG 14 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON 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 15 TO 
20 KT NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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GMZ084-142130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT SUN AUG 14 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON 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 WINDS BECOMING NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.WED AND THU...N OF 26N WINDS SHIFTING TO N TO NE 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

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GMZ086-142130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT SUN AUG 14 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 
1 TO 2 FT. S OF 57N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
N OF 26N.
.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. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N.
.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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS S OF 26N.
.WED...N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 5 KT EARLY...THEN BECOMING VARIABLE
5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. S OF 27N WINDS BECOMING E TO SE
5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.THU..N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT FAR N PART 
BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. S OF 27N 
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT NE 10 TO 15 KT NEAR COAST OF CUBA.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE