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FZNT24 KNHC 152054
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT MON AUG 15 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. 

GMZ089-160330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 PM CDT MON AUG 15 2011

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER THE NORTH-CENTRAL GULF WILL REMAIN 
STATIONARY THROUGH THU...THEN TRANSITION INTO A RIDGE ALONG 28N 
BY FRI. A WEAK COLD FRONT ALONG THE NE GULF COAST WILL SAG 
SOUTHWARD THROUGH TUE NIGHT...THEN STALL AND DISSIPATE WED.

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GMZ080-160330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 PM CDT MON AUG 15 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH THU...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
E OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
.FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ082-160330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W  
430 PM CDT MON AUG 15 2011

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

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GMZ084-160330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT MON AUG 15 2011

.TONIGHT...N OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 
25N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 26N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S 
OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S 
OF 25N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ086-160330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 PM CDT MON AUG 15 2011

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N 
NW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 24N.
.TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 26N.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER MUNDELL