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FZNT24 KNHC 241532
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT WED AUG 24 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. 

GMZ089-242130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT WED AUG 24 2011

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK SURFACE RIDGE OVER N WATERS THROUGH PERIOD. 
HURRICANE IRENE CURRENTLY TRACKS W-NW ALONG FLORIDA E COAST.  
TIGHTENING PRES GRADIENT INCREASE WINDS AND SEAS OVER E GULF THU 
THROUGH LATE FRI.  WEAK COLD FRONT REACH N GULF COASTAL WATERS  
SAT WITH MODERATE WESTERLY FLOW DEVELOPING AHEAD OF IT.

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GMZ080-242130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT WED AUG 24 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING 
NE TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.FRI...W 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...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. 
  
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GMZ082-242130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W  
1030 AM CDT WED AUG 24 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING 
NE TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ084-242130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT WED AUG 24 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
3 FT.
.FRI...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 27N NW TO W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
S OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 

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GMZ086-242130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT WED AUG 24 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 
NE AT 20 KT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 6 FT IN 
STRAITS OF FLORIDA TONIGHT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 
KT THU NIGHT N OF 28N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 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 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES