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FZNT24 KNHC 281506
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT SUN AUG 28 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. 

GMZ089-282130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT SUN AUG 28 2011

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK COLD FRONT FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND REGION 
TO 28N88W WILL SLOWLY MOVE SE...THEN BECOME STATIONARY AND 
DISSIPATE THROUGH MON NIGHT. LOW PRES IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN 
THE SW GULF WED AND THU AS AN ATLC RIDGE BUILDS WESTWARD ALONG 
THE FAR NORTHERN GULF.

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GMZ080-282130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT SUN AUG 28 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT...THEN
SHIFTING TO E TO SE MON NIGHT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...
BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT THU.
 
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GMZ082-282130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W  
1030 AM CDT SUN AUG 28 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 
IN THE MORNING. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TUE...N OF 21N E OF 93W WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 21N W OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 21N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT...EXCEPT W OF 93W W TO NW 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 93W.
.WED...N OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S 
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 19N TO 21N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT...EXCEPT W OF 93W NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 
19N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.THU...N OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 
21N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL.

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GMZ084-282130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT SUN AUG 28 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
BECOMING SW TO W 5 TO 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N 
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E 
TO SE MON NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT S OF 26N...AND 
1 TO 3 FT N OF 26N.
.WED AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-282130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT SUN AUG 28 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND WITHIN 60 NM S OF 
THE FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT
S OF 25N SHIFTING TO SE TO S. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.WED AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E 
THU. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT S OF 25N...AND 1 TO 2 FT N OF 25N..

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FORECASTER AL/AGUIRRE