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FZNT24 KNHC 230257
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM CDT MON AUG 22 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. 

GMZ089-230930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM CDT MON AUG 22 2011

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK SURFACE RIDGE WILL LINGER OVER THE N AND NW 
WATERS THROUGH THE PERIOD. HURRICANE IRENE CURRENTLY N OF 
HISPANIOLA IS FORECAST TO TRACK NW ALONG N COAST OF HISPANIOLA 
THROUGH TUE THEN TURN NW ACROSS THE BAHAMAS WED...THEN MORE N 
THU THROUGH SAT...WITH TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO 
REMAIN E OF THE GULF WATERS. HOWEVER THE TIGHTENING PRES 
GRADIENT WILL INCREASE WINDS AND SEAS OVER THE E GULF WED NIGHT 
THROUGH EARLY SAT.

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GMZ080-230930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 PM CDT MON AUG 22 2011

.TONIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S 
OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
ISOLATED TSTMS MAINLY S OF 27N.
.TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE 
TO S WED NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW PART.
.THU...W OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. E OF 
94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI...N OF 27N W OF 93W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING SW TO W 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
BUILDING 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. 
  
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GMZ082-230930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W  
1030 PM CDT MON AUG 22 2011

.TONIGHT AND TUE...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 KT 
BECOMING E TO SE WINDS TUE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT THIS 
EVENING THEN 3 FT TUE. E OF 93W E TO ES WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT NE 
WINDS AROUND 15 KT NEAR YUCATAN PENINSULA THROUGH THE EVENING. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS W OF 95W.
.TUE NIGHT...N OF 22N W OF 95W SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.THU THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ084-230930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT MON AUG 22 2011

.TONIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S 
OF 27N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
ISOLATED TSTMS.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 28N VARIABLE NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 
1 TO 2 FT. S OF 28N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.WED THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N 5 TO 10 
KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...N OF 26N W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N SW 
TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 

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GMZ086-230930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 PM CDT MON AUG 22 2011

.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. FROM 
28N TO 26N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N N TO NE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS IN FLORIDA STRAITS.
.TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 
KT S OF 25N E OF 82W WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 
FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA WED NIGHT.
.THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT 
FLORIDA STRAITS. SCATTERED TSTMS SE PART.
.FRI...NW TO N WINDS 15 KT BECOMING W TO NW LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. 
.SAT...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT S OF 26N. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 26N AND 3 FT S OF 26N. 

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FORECASTER AL/STRIPLING