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FZNT24 KNHC 090854
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT FRI JUL 09 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. 

GMZ089-091530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT FRI JUL 09 2010

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES WILL BUILD FROM THE E ALONG 28N TODAY AND 
WILL PREVAIL THROUGH TUE.

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GMZ080-091530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT FRI JUL 09 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING 
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT N OF 27N FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 
TO 3 FT N OF 27N FRI NIGHT. 
.SAT...S OF 27N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. N OF 27N 
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT E OF 93W. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...W OF 95W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E 
OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ082-091530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT FRI JUL 09 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 
10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT S 
OF 20N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS S OF 23N.
.SAT THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT 
WITHIN 90 NM OF YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT.

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GMZ084-091530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT FRI JUL 09 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 
TO 10 KT N OF 26N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT N OF 26N. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS S OF 25N. 
.SAT THROUGH TUE...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 
KT SUN AND MON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ086-091530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
430 AM CDT FRI JUL 09 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 
TO 10 KT N OF 26N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT N OF 26N. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS S OF 26N.
.SAT THROUGH TUE...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
3 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT SUN 
AND MON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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FORECASTER AL