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FZNT24 KNHC 010851
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT THU JUL 01 2010

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. 

GMZ089-011530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT THU JUL 01 2010

.SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE ALEX INLAND MEXICO NEAR 24.0N 99.0W 971 MB 
AT 5 AM CDT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT WITH GUSTS TO 85 KT. 
ALEX WILL WEAKEN QUICKLY TODAY WITH WINDS AND SEAS SUBSIDING 
OVER WATERS W OF 85W THROUGH FRI. A COLD FRONT WILL STALL OVER 
THE NORTHERN WATERS FRI AND MEANDER THROUGH THE PERIOD.   

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GMZ080-011530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT THU JUL 01 2010

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...

.TODAY...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 TO 20 FT OVER 
WATERS S OF 26N W OF 96W EARLY THIS MORNING. ELSEWHERE E TO SE 
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT BY NOON AND 20 TO 
25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS.
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN SE 
SWELL.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 
4 TO 7 FT LATE.
.SAT THROUGH MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT 
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT MON. 

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GMZ082-011530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT THU JUL 01 2010

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...

.TODAY...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 TO 20 FT OVER 
WATERS N OF 22N W OF 96W EARLY THIS MORNING. ELSEWHERE SE TO S 
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT DIMINISHING TO TO 20 TO 30 KT BY NOON. SEAS 7 
TO 11 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 6 FT FAR E BAY OF CAMPECHE. SCATTERED 
TSTMS W PART EARLY. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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GMZ084-011530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT THU JUL 01 2010
 
.TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
SHIFTING TO N TO NE BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 28N SE TO 
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS 
N OF 28N.
.SAT THROUGH MON...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. N OF 25N S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT. S OF 25N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS N PART.

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GMZ086-011530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
430 AM CDT THU JUL 01 2010

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 28N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
SHIFTING TO NE BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 28N SE TO S 
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...N OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
S OF 28N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N 
PART.

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FORECASTER NELSON