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FZNT24 KNHC 232102
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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. 

GMZ089-240330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT TUE AUG 23 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 NEAR OR OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN 
AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...AND NEAR OR OVER THE 
NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS ON THURSDAY...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 THU THROUGH EARLY SAT.

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GMZ080-240330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 PM CDT TUE AUG 23 2011

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 
TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW PART.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS 
5 TO 10 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI...NW TO N WINDS 10 KT BECOMING W TO NW LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT...N OF 27N N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 27N W TO NW 
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT 
NW PART. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
  
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GMZ082-240330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W  
430 PM CDT TUE AUG 23 2011

.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 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N 
TO NE WINDS 10 KT IN THE EVENINGS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 
KT FRI EVENING. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ084-240330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT TUE AUG 23 2011

.TONIGHT...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S 
OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO 
NE WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT NE 
PART. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 

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GMZ086-240330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 PM CDT TUE AUG 23 2011

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT 
BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA WED NIGHT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 
4 TO 7 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SCATTERED TSTMS SE PART.
.FRI...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 7 
FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. 
.SAT...SW TO W WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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FORECASTER GR