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FZNT24 KNHC 310230
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-310930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 PM CDT FRI JUL 30 2010

.SYNOPSIS...A 1016 MB HIGH ACROSS THE NW GULF WILL MEANDER OVER 
THE NW WATERS THROUGH SAT NIGHT. A WEAK TROUGH EXTENDING FROM SW 
FLORIDA TO 22N87W TO 22N94W WILL DRIFT S AND SE AND GRADUALLY 
DISSIPATES BY SAT NIGHT. A RIDGE WILL BUILD W ACROSS THE 
NORTHERN GULF WATERS SUN AND MON. ANOTHER WEAK TROUGH WILL MOVE 
ACROSS THE AREA TUE WITH THE HIGH CENTER DEVELOPING AGAIN OVER 
THE NW WATERS.

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GMZ080-310930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 
PM CDT THU JUL 29 2010

.TONIGHT...W OF 94W S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 
94W NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
ISOLATED TSTMS E OF 92W.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF 94W SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. E OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT 
SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 T0 2 FT.
.MON AND TUE...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 
15 KT MON NIGHT AND TUE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.   

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GMZ082-310930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT FRI JUL 30 2010

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SE TO S W OF 95W. 
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG TROUGH.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 23N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT 
NW TO N WINDS 10 KT NE PART. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 23N NE TO E 
WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE IN THE EVENING. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 T0 2 FT.
.MON AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

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GMZ084-310930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT FRI JUL 30 2010

.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 2 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG TROUGH. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.MON AND TUE...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING 
VARIABLE TUE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 3 FT.  
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 
KT N OF 28N. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT N OF 28N.

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GMZ086-310930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W...
1030 PM CDT FRI JUL 30 2010

.TONIGHT...NW OF TROUGH W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. SE OF TROUGH VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG TROUGH.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING 
VARIABLE SUN NIGHT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.MON AND TUE...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 
KT N OF 28N. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT N OF 28N.

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FORECASTER GR