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FZNT24 KNHC 020239
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM CDT SUN AUG 01 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. 

GMZ089-020930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 PM CDT SUN AUG 01 2010

.SYNOPSIS...THE NORTH END OF A TROPICAL WAVE IS OVER THE BAY OF 
CAMPECHE AND WILL MOVE OUT OF GULF WATERS BY MIDDAY MON. A WEAK 
TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 29N97W TO 23N90W. THE ATLC RIDGE WILL BUILD 
W ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF WATERS TONIGHT AND PUSH THE TROUGH W 
TO ALONG 94W MON NIGHT BEFORE DISSIPATING EARLY TUE OVER EXTREME 
WESTERN GULF WATERS. THAT RIDGE WILL REMAINS ALONG 28N THROUGH 
FRI.

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GMZ080-020930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT SUN AUG 01 2010

.TONIGHT...S OF 28N E OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. ELSEWHERE S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT SE WINDS S OF 
28N. SEAS 1 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS SE PART.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S 
10 KT MON NIGHT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 
KT W OF 95W TUE NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...W OF 95W SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. E OF 
95W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ082-020930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT SUN AUG 01 2010

.TONIGHT...E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 
LATE EXCEPT NE WINDS 15 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF YUCATAN COAST. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 21N.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 
10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
ISOLATED TSTMS SW PART.
.TUE THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 
KT IN THE EVENINGS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ084-020930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT SUN AUG 01 2010

.TONIGHT...N OF 23N S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 
WITHIN 60 NM W OF TROUGH AND SW WINDS ELSEWHERE W OF TROUGH. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 23N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 23N.
.MON THROUGH THU...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.  
.FRI...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N E 
TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED 
TSTMS S OF 24N.

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GMZ086-020930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 PM CDT SUN AUG 01 2010

.TONIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 
25N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS N OF 27N.
.MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED THROUGH FRI...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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FORECASTER SCHAUER