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FZNT24 KNHC 270844
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT SAT AUG 27 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. 

GMZ089-271530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT SAT AUG 27 2011

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK PRES PATTERN IS ACROSS THE AREA. A WEAK
COLD FRONT OVER THE SE STATES WILL DROP INTO THE FAR NORTHERN 
WATERS DURING THE MORNING...THEN BECOME STATIONARY AND DISSIPATE
THROUGH LATE MON. LOW PRES IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN THE SW 
GULF TUE AND WED. AN ATLC RIDGE WILL THEN BUILD WESTWARD ALONG 
THE FAR NORTHERN GULF COAST TUE AND WED.

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GMZ080-271530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 AM CDT SAT AUG 27 2011

.TODAY...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 5T TO 10 KT...EXCEPT N OF 27N
SW 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. E OF 93W W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 93W NW WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 
1 TO 2 FT. W OF 94W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.MON...WINDS VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.TUE...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 
15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT.
  
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GMZ082-271530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W  
430 AM CDT SAT AUG 27 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E 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...WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 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...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-271530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT SAT AUG 27 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 3 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT IN E SWELL.
ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 25N.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. S OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT E OF 87W
S TO SW 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.MON...WINDS VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT N OF 28N BECOMING
S TO SW 10 KT AND E TO SE 10 KT S OF 28N. 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 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 
24N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-271530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT SAT AUG 27 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT. S OF 26N W TO NW 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...WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE