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FZNT24 KNHC 141420
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT WED JUL 14 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. 

GMZ089-142130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT WED JUL 14 2010

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK RIDGE ALONG 27N WILL SHIFT N TO ALONG 28N 
LATER THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU THEN TO JUST N OF THE GULF 
WATERS FRI. MEANWHILE A WEAK TROUGH WILL MOVE INTO THE SE GULF 
LATER THIS AFTERNOON DISSIPATING ON THU. ANOTHER TROUGH WILL MOVE
INTO THE NW GULF FROM THE TEXAS COAST SAT DISSIPATING BY SAT 
NIGHT. THE RIDGE WILL REDEVELOP ALONG 27N SUN.
 
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GMZ080-141530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT WED JUL 14 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU NIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 
15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT 
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT THU AND THU NIGHT. E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 
5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE THU AND THU NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LATE. SEAS 1 
TO 3 FT.
.SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING S TO SW LATE. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT W OF 
95W LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ082-142130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT WED JUL 14 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 
NE NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT 
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT THU. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 95W.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 
TO 10 KT W OF 95W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF 95W.
.SAT AND SUN...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE SUN. 
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ084-142130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT WED JUL 14 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT 
BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. N OF 25N 
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT. N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT 
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT 
BECOMING SE TO S LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. N OF 
26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. N OF 
25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ086-142130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
1030 AM CDT WED JUL 14 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 
FT EXCEPT TO 4 FT IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS S OF 25N.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING 
E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 
FT THU NIGHT. N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 
TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT IN SE 
SWELL THU NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N. 
.FRI...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT 
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
BECOMING SE TO S LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS S OF 26N.
.SAT AND SUN...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO 
E LATE SUN. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE SUN. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 

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FORECASTER LEWITSKY