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FZNT24 KNHC 190327
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL 
HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM CDT THU AUG 18 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. 

GMZ089-190930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 PM CDT THU AUG 18 2011

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK RIDGE WILL PREVAIL OVER THE NORTHERN WATERS 
THROUGH MON. A TROUGH IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE BAY OF 
CAMPECHE SUN AND MON.

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GMZ080-190930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 PM CDT THU AUG 18 2011

.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT 
LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S 
10 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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GMZ082-190930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W  
1030 PM CDT THU AUG 18 2011

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 15 KT NEAR 
THE YUCATAN COAST.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT 
NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENING. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING 10 TO 
15 KT SAT NIGHT EXCEPT NE WINDS 15 KT NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST IN 
THE EVENING.
.SUN AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT N TO NE WINDS 
AHEAD OF THE TROPICAL WAVE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS S OF 22N.
.TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE LATE. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT.

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GMZ084-190930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT THU AUG 18 2011

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING 
SE TO S FRI NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 
15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT N OF 
27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR S PORTION.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 
KT N OF 28N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT N OF 28N. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS S OF 23N.
.MON AND TUE...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING 
VARIABLE AT NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 
10 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 KT AT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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GMZ086-190930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 PM CDT THU AUG 18 2011

.TONIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 
27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...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 AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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FORECASTER AL/GR