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FZNT24 KNHC 292038
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT MON AUG 29 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. 

GMZ089-300330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT MON AUG 29 2011

.SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO 27N88W 
TO SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH TUE. 
LOW PRES IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN THE EASTERN PART OF THE SW 
GULF TONIGHT WILL DRIFT WNW TOWARD THE NW GULF SAT WHILE AN 
ATLC RIDGE BUILDS WESTWARD JUST N OF THE AREA. THE RIDGE WILL 
WEAKEN FRI.

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GMZ080-300330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 PM CDT MON AUG 29 2011

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT.
.THU AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N.
.SAT...N OF 27N E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT, S OF 
27N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

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GMZ082-300330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W  
430 PM CDT MON AUG 29 2011

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 22N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 21N E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 21N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 21N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 93W.
.THU AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF 
94W...AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF 94W.
.SAT...N OF 22NE OF 94W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.


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GMZ084-300330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT MON AUG 29 2011

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S 
OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 21 TO 3 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS. 3 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N.
.THU THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PART.
.SAT...W OF 87W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 
87W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS W OF 87W.

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GMZ086-300330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 PM CDT MON AUG 29 2011

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S 
OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.WED THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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FORECASTER DGS