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FZNT24 KNHC 290231
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM 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. 

GMZ089-290930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM CDT SUN AUG 28 2011

.SYNOPSIS... A WEAK STATIONARY FRONT FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND 
TO 25N88W TO THE TEXAS LOUISIANA BORDER WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE 
THROUGH MON NIGHT. AN AREA OF LOW PRES ALONG A TROUGH IS 
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN THE SW GULF MON NIGHT THROUGH WED WHILE 
AN ATLC RIDGE BUILDS WESTWARD ALONG THE FAR NORTHERN GULF. THE 
RIDGE RETREATS THU AND FRI WITH A WEAK PRES PATTERN LEFT FOR THE 
END OF THE WEEK.

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GMZ080-290930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 PM CDT SUN AUG 28 2011

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO E TO 
SE MON NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT 
BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TUE NIGHT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
 
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GMZ082-290930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W  
1030 PM CDT SUN AUG 28 2011

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 
15 KT NE OF TROUGH MON NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 
FT NE OF TROUGH MON NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR 
TROUGH AND LOW.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SW OF 
TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS NEAR TROUGH AND LOW.
.WED...N OF 21N E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 21N E OF 96W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
4 TO 5 FT. S OF 21N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT 
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT FRI.

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GMZ084-290930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT SUN AUG 28 2011

.TONIGHT...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 3 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 
TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 
TO 20 KT S OF 26N TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 
FT S OF 26N TUE NIGHT.
.WED THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT 
S OF 26N WED. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT S OF 26N WED.

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GMZ086-290930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 PM CDT SUN AUG 28 2011

.TONIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND 
FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS 
ALONG FRONT AND ALSO S OF 25N.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.WED THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 
10 KT FRI. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT FRI.

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FORECASTER LEWITSKY