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FZNT24 KNHC 271520
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT TUE JUL 27 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. 

GMZ089-272130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT TUE JUL 27 2010

.SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH OVER THE BAY OF CAMPECHE ALONG 95W WILL 
MOVE TO NEAR THE COAST TONIGHT. A 1021 MB HIGH NEAR 28N86W WITH 
A RIDGE W TO 95W WILL REFORM OVER THE NW WATERS THU THROUGH SAT 
AS A FRONTAL TROUGH MOVES INTO THE NE PORTION.
 
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GMZ080-272130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT TUE JUL 27 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS MAINLY E OF 94W.
.TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 
8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE 
SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT WED NIGHT.
.THU...W OF 94W SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. 
E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE N OF 28N. SEAS 
2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...E OF 95W WINDS BECOMING NW TO N 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
W OF 95W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ082-272130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT TUE JUL 27 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON...E OF 94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
W OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT... BUILDING TO 3 TO 
5 FT IN SE SWELL TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 
23N...AND NE PART.
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NE WINDS 
15 TO 20 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA IN THE 
EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
WITHIN 60 NM OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 
5 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...WINDS BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 3 FT.
 
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GMZ084-272130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT TUE JUL 27 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT N OF 28N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT N OF 
28N.
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING W TO NW N OF 27N LATE. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...HIGHEST NEAR THE YUCATAN CHANNEL.  
.FRI...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N N 
TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL.
.SAT...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE 
TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.   

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GMZ086-272130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W...
1030 AM CDT TUE JUL 27 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 
.THU...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING SW TO W LATE. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. 
.FRI...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT.
.SAT...N OF 26N SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E 
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

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FORECASTER GR