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FZNT24 KNHC 300247
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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. 

GMZ089-300930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM CDT MON AUG 29 2011

.SYNOPSIS...A FRONTAL TROUGH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO 25N88W 
TO 25N94W WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH TUE. A TROUGH 
EXTENDING FROM THE S CENTRAL GULF NEAR 23N88W TO ACROSS THE 
YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL DRIFT NW THROUGH SAT WITH LOW PRES 
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG IT IN THE W GULF. MEANWHILE AN ATLC 
RIDGE WILL BUILD W JUST N OF THE AREA THROUGH THE WEEK.

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GMZ080-300930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 PM CDT MON AUG 29 2011

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS N OF 
FRONT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT WED.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N.
.FRI AND SAT...E OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO 
S TO SW SAT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROUGH AND LOW.

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GMZ082-300930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W  
1030 PM CDT MON AUG 29 2011

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR YUCATAN PENINSULA.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO E TO 
SE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT E OF 94W TUE 
NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROUGH.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 21N E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 
4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT
1 TO 3 FT S OF 21N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 92W.
.THU AND FRI...E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO 
S TO SW FRI. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROUGH AND 
LOW.
.SAT...E OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. W 
OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROUGH.

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GMZ084-300930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT MON AUG 29 2011

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE LATE.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONTAL TROUGH.
.TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT AT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 
FT WED. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROUGH.
.THU THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 
TO 20 KT FRI. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR 
TROUGH.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PORTION.

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GMZ086-300930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 
TO 20 KT S OF 26N TUE NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT S 
OF 26N.
.WED THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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FORECASTER LEWITSKY