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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO...CORRECTED
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT FRI JUL 16 2010

CORRECTED EXPIRATION TIME UNDER NW GULF SECTION

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. 

GMZ089-161530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT FRI JUL 16 2010

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES CENTERED NEAR 28N93W WILL BE REPLACED BY 
A RIDGE ALONG 27N SAT NIGHT...THEN N OF AREA SUN INTO MON. A  
TROUGH ALONG 89W S OF 27N WILL MOVE TO THE FAR WESTERN PORTION
BY SAT EVENING WHILE BECOMING DIFFUSE. ANOTHER TROUGH IS EXPECTED
TO ENTER THE EASTERN GULF MON...AND REACH THE MIDDLE GULF TUE.
 
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GMZ080-161530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT FRI JUL 16 2010

.TODAY...W OF 95W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. E 
OF 95W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
FOOT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S TO 
SW SAT NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUN AND MON...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 
KT LATE SUN AND MON. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT W OF 
95W LATE SUN AND MON.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ082-161530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT FRI JUL 16 2010

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 95W BECOMING
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
E PORTION.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 
TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SUN AND MON...WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...THEN
BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT MON. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 2 
TO 4 FT MON.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-161530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT FRI JUL 16 2010

.TODAY...S OF 26N W OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N...SHIFTING W OF AREA IN THE 
AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E 
NEAR COAST OF YUCATAN PENINSULA.  SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N E TO 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN AND MON...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 
10 TO 15 KT MON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 
KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TUE...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E 
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-161530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
430 AM CDT FRI JUL 16 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 
FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT NEAR STRAITS OF FLORIDA. N OF 26N S TO SE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT 
TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N.
.SAT THROUGH MON...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 
15 TO 20 KT NEAR STRAITS OF FLORIDA...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO
15 KT MON. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT. N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 
10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 
4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT SAT NIGHT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE