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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO...UPDATED 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
520 AM CDT TUE AUG 30 2011
 
UPDATED MIDDLE GULF WINDS AND SEAS FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT S OF 25N

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. 

GMZ089-301530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
520 AM CDT TUE AUG 30 2011

.SYNOPSIS...A FRONTAL TROUGH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO 25N88W 
TO 25N94W WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. 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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GMZ080-301530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
520 AM CDT TUE AUG 30 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...EXCEPT
S OF 26N BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS S OF 26N.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 
TO 6 FT S OF 26N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N.
.FRI AND SAT...E OF 93W WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT...AND
SHIFTING TO S TO SW SAT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. W OF 93W
WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 94W.

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GMZ082-301530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W  
520 AM CDT TUE AUG 30 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO E 
TO SE TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT E OF 94W BUILDING TO 2 TO 
4 FT TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.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
IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT S OF 21N 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.THU AND FRI...E OF 93W WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT...
SHIFTING TO S TO SW. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 10 
TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR 
TROUGH AND LOW.
.SAT...N OF 21N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT W OF 93W 
BECOMING NW TO N 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT W OF 93W 2 TO 4 
FT. S OF 21N E OF 93W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
S OF 21N W OF 93W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.

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GMZ084-301530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W...UPDATED 
520 AM CDT TUE AUG 30 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 87W SW WINDS 5 KT...BECOMING
SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT. N OF 27N W OF 
87W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 
15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 25N SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT
S OF 25N 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 
27N.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT WED. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS INCREASING
TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS NEAR TROUGH.
.THU AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT ...AND 
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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GMZ086-301530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
520 AM CDT TUE AUG 30 2011

.TODAY AND 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...BECOMING E TO SE
15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS 
SE OF LINE FROM 28N83W TO 25N90W.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N.
.THU THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE