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FZNT24 KNHC 190243
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM CDT SUN JUL 18 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. 

GMZ089-190930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 PM CDT SUN JUL 18 2010

.SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH ALONG 96W IN THE SW GULF WILL LINGER 
THROUGH THE PERIOD. A RIDGE ALONG 30N WILL REMAIN NEARLY 
STATIONARY THROUGH THU. A TROUGH WILL MOVE INTO THE E GULF MON 
AND INTO THE MIDDLE GULF TUE THEN THE W GULF WED. ANOTHER TROUGH 
ENTERS THE SE GULF BY FRI.
 
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GMZ080-190930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT SUN JUL 18 2010

.TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E 
TO SE TONIGHT THEN INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT W OF 94W MON AND 
MON NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT W OF 94W MON AND 
MON NIGHT.
.TUE THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 
10 KT WED THEN INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT THU AND FRI. SEAS 3 TO 
5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROUGH WED.

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GMZ082-190930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT SUN JUL 18 2010

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE 
15 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 
TO 10 KT W OF TROUGH. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT MON 
THROUGH TUE.
.WED AND THU...E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 
4 FT. W OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E 
SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROUGH.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT NEAR 
YUCATAN COAST DURING EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-190930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT SUN JUL 18 2010

.TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
SHIFTING E TO SE MON AND E MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 26N 
SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT MON AND 
MON NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL MON 
NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MON AND MON NIGHT S OF 28N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 
20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TUE NIGHT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.WED...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 
KT NE PORTION LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT NE 
PORTION LATE. N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 
20 KT SE PORTION LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SE 
PORTION LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.THU...S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE 
SWELL. FROM 24N TO 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT 
IN E SWELL. N OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 
TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS S OF 28N.
.FRI...S OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LATE. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. FROM 24N TO 29N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
4 TO 6 FT. N OF 29N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 28N.

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GMZ086-190930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
1030 PM CDT SUN JUL 18 2010

.TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. N OF 
26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. 
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT MON NIGHT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 
TO 15 KT N OF 26N TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N AND 4 TO 6 
FT S OF 26N EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N TUE.
.WED AND THU...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 
KT IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA...BECOMING NE TO E THROUGHOUT THU. 
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 9 FT IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. N OF 
26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N THU.
.FRI...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 
25N TO 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING 
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS S OF 27N.

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FORECASTER SCHAUER