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FZNT24 KNHC 270303
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM CDT FRI AUG 26 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. 

GMZ089-270930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM CDT FRI AUG 26 2011

.SYNOPSIS...NW WINDS IN THE NE GULF ASSOCIATED WITH THE FAR 
OUTER CIRCULATION OF HURRICANE IRENE WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH 
THROUGH SAT NIGHT. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE N 
GULF LATE SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN BECOMING STATIONARY AND 
DISSIPATING OVER THE CENTRAL GULF SUN NIGHT. OTHERWISE A WEAK 
PRES PATTERN WILL PREVAIL OVER THE GULF.

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GMZ080-270930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 PM CDT FRI AUG 26 2011

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT...NW TO N WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT E OF 93W. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 93W NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. ELSEWHERE SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...W TO NW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE SUN 
NIGHT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
  
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GMZ082-270930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W  
1030 PM CDT FRI AUG 26 2011

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.MON...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TUE...W OF 93W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. E OF 
93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-270930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT FRI AUG 26 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT.
.MON...N OF 24N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 
24N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TUE...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N SE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...N OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 24N SE 
WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-270930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 PM CDT FRI AUG 26 2011

.TONIGHT...N OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S 
OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT. S OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER LEWITSKY