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FZNT24 KNHC 231534
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT TUE AUG 23 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. 

GMZ089-232130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT TUE AUG 23 2011

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK SURFACE RIDGE LINGER OVER MOST OF BASIN THROUGH 
PERIOD.  HURRICANE IRENE CURRENTLY N OF HISPANIOLA FORECAST TO 
TRACK W-NW ALONG E COAST OF FLORIDA THROUGH SAT SHIFT WINDS N TO 
NE.  TIGHTENING PRES GRADIENT INCREASE WINDS AND SEAS OVER E 
GULF THU THROUGH SAT.

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GMZ080-232130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT TUE AUG 23 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
  
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GMZ082-232130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W  
1030 AM CDT TUE AUG 23 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. WIND AND 
SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 22N.
.TONIGHT...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...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ084-232130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT TUE AUG 23 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. 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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GMZ086-232130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT TUE AUG 23 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS IN FLORIDA STRAITS.
.TONIGHT...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 20 KT S 
OF 26N E OF 82W WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT 
STRAITS OF FLORIDA WED NIGHT.
.THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT TO 7 FT 
FLORIDA STRAITS. SCATTERED TSTMS SE PART.
.FRI...NW TO N WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING W LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...W WINDS 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT S OF 26N. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT N OF 26N AND 3 FT S OF 26N. 

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES