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FZNT24 KNHC 301525
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT FRI JUL 30 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. 

GMZ089-302130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT FRI JUL 30 2010

.SYNOPSIS...A 1019 MB HIGH ACROSS THE NW GULF WILL MEANDER OVER 
THE NW WATERS THROUGH SAT NIGHT. A WEAK TROUGH EXTENDING FROM 
THE FLORIDA BIG BEND S-SW TO NEAR 24N87W THEN W-SW TO NEAR 
22N94W WILL DRIFT S AND SE AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATES BY SAT 
NIGHT. A RIDGE WILL BUILD W ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF SUN AND 
MON. ANOTHER WEAK TROUGH MOVES OVER THE WATERS TUE WITH THE HIGH 
CENTER DEVELOPING AGAIN OVER THE NW WATERS.

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GMZ080-302130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 
PM CDT THU JUL 29 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT NIGHT...W OF 94W S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 94W NW TO N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS E OF 92W.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT.  

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GMZ082-302130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT FRI JUL 30 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W HALF.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT S OF 
22N MON AND TUE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ084-302130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT FRI JUL 30 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF TROUGH N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 25N. 
.SAT THROUGH TUE...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING 
TO SE MON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 24N TO 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 
10 KT BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT MON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 24N NE TO 
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT MON. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ086-302130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W...
1030 AM CDT FRI JUL 30 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT...NW OF TROUGH NW TO N 
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SE OF TROUGH VARIABLE MAINLY S TO 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED 
TSTMS ALONG TROUGH.
.SAT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E WINDS 10 
KT S OF 26N MON. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER STRIPLING