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FZNT24 KNHC 240308
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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. 

GMZ089-240930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 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 APPROACHING 
THE SE BAHAMAS TO MOVE NW THROUGH THE SE AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS 
TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...AND NEAR OR OVER THE NORTHWESTERN 
BAHAMAS ON THURSDAY...WITH TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO 
REMAIN WELL E OF THE GULF WATERS. HOWEVER THE TIGHTENING PRES 
GRADIENT WILL INCREASE WINDS AND SEAS OVER THE E GULF THU 
THROUGH LATE FRI. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL REACH THE N  GULF 
COASTS EARLY SAT WITH MODERATE WESTERLY FLOW DEVELOPING AHEAD OF 
IT.

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GMZ080-240930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 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 W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 
27N W WINDS 5 TO 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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GMZ082-240930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W  
1030 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 W TO NW 5 
TO 10 KT SAT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ084-240930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 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...N OF 26N W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SAT BECOMING W TO NW 
10 T 15 KT SUN. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT SUN. S OF 
26N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING W TO NW WINDS SUN. SEAS 1 
TO 3 FT. 

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GMZ086-240930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 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 AND SAT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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FORECASTER STRIPLING