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FZNT24 KNHC 170920
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT WED AUG 17 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. 

GMZ089-171530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT WED AUG 17 2011

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT OVER THE NE GULF WILL 
LIFT N AS A WARM FRONT THROUGH THU. A TROUGH WILL TRACK FROM 
THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN S OF 25N THROUGH THU NIGHT 
AND DISSIPATE. A LOW PRES SYSTEM...POSSIBLY A TROPICAL 
CYCLONE...WILL TRACK THROUGH THE YUCATAN PENINSULA SAT AND 
WEAKEN. THE NORTHERN EDGE OF THE SYSTEM WILL PASS INTO THE BAY 
OF CAMPECHE SUN.

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GMZ080-171530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 AM CDT WED AUG 17 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. E OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
.SAT...S OF 28N E OF 94W NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

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GMZ082-171530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W  
430 AM CDT WED AUG 17 2011

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 15 KT 
NEAR YUCATAN AT NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...E OF 95W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. W 
OF 95W SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS E OF 94W.

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GMZ084-171530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT WED AUG 17 2011

.TODAY THROUGH THU...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING SE BEHIND 
TROUGH. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
1 FT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...EXCEPT 3 
TO 4 FT S OF 22N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR S PORTION SAT.
.SUN...N OF 25N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E 
TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 23N.

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GMZ086-171530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT WED AUG 17 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
FT. S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING NE THIS 
AFTERNOON AND BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 10 KT LATE. SEAS 1 FT 
BUILDING TO 2 TO 3 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS.   
.THU THROUGH FRI...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 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 SE 
WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS.
.SUN...S OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N 
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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FORECASTER SCHAUER