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FZNT24 KNHC 101429
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT SAT JUL 10 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. 

GMZ089-102130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT SAT JUL 10 2010

.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE ALONG 27N WILL PREVAIL THROUGH EARLY NEXT 
WEEK SHIFTING SLIGHTLY TO THE NORTH TO ALONG 29N TUE AND WED.

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GMZ080-102130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT SAT JUL 10 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING SE TO S TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. N OF 27N VARIABLE 
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING S TO SW TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 
TO 15 KT W OF 94W SUN NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 3 FT
W OF 94W SUN NIGHT. 
.MON AND TUE...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 
15 TO 20 KT LATE MON AND TUE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 
FT LATE MON AND TUE. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT 
INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE MON AND TUE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ082-102130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT SAT JUL 10 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 
NE 20 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 
2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TUE AND WED. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS SW HALF.

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GMZ084-102130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT SAT JUL 10 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT MON...AND EXCEPT NE 15 KT NEAR COAST 
OF YUCATAN DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 4 FT NEAR 
YUCATAN CHANNEL. FROM 25N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT 
BECOMING SE TO S MON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 5 
TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT AND MON. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 
20 KT NEAR COAST OF YUCATAN DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT
EXCEPT 4 TO 5 FT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL...BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT 
THROUGHOUT WED. N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO 
SE 10 TO 15 KT WED. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ086-102130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
1030 AM CDT SAT JUL 10 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT 
EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 
FROM 25N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. N OF 27N 
SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 
15 TO 20 KT LATE TUE AND WED. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 
FT LATE TUE AND WED...EXCEPT TO 6 FT IN THE GULF STREAM LATE TUE 
AND WED. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N.

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FORECASTER LEWITSKY