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FZNT24 KNHC 161452
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT TUE AUG 16 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. 

GMZ089-162130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT TUE AUG 16 2011

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK 1015 MB HIGH CENTERED NEAR 27N92W WITH A RIDGE
NE TO NE TEXAS WILL REMAIN STATIONARY THROUGH WED...THEN 
REDEVELOP AS A RIDGE OVER THE FAR NORTHERN WATERS THU THROUGH 
SAT. A WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT OVER THE FAR NORTHERN GULF E 
OF 92W WILL LIFT BACK N AS A WARM FRONT TONIGHT THROUGH WED 
NIGHT. A TROPICAL WAVE IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE YUCATAN 
PENINSULA SAT.

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GMZ080-162130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT TUE AUG 16 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED NIGHT...S OF 27N W OF 94W SE TO S
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E OF 94W VARIABLE 
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. N OF 27N W OF 94W S TO SW 
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. N OF 27N E OF 94W NW WINDS 5 TO 10 
KT. SEAS 1 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 93W.
.THU AND FRI...WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT THROUGHOUT. 
SEAS 1 FT.
.SAT...S OF 28N E OF 94W WINDS BECOMING NE 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ082-162130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W  
1030 AM CDT TUE AUG 16 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT
E OF 94W BECOMING NE TO E DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 21N W OF 95W.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 KT...
EXCEPT E OF 94W BECOMING NE TO E IN THE EVENINGS. SEAS 2 FT.
.SAT...E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 
KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. W OF 94W 
SE WINDS 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 94W.

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GMZ084-162130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT TUE AUG 16 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 
1 FT. FROM 24N TO 26N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO 
N TONIGHT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 24N 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 WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 
1 FT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 10 KT..EXCEPT NEAR YUCATAN PENINSULA 
INCREASING TO 15 KT SAT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...EXCEPT NEAR YUCATAN 
PENINSULA BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR 
S PORTION SAT.

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GMZ086-162130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT TUE AUG 16 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 5 KT...
SHIFTING TO NW TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 5 
TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N OF 27N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 
10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. N OF 26N
WINDS BECOMING SE 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS.

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE