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FZNT24 KNHC 021528
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT MON AUG 02 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. 

GMZ089-022130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT MON AUG 02 2010

.SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE W ACROSS THE BAY OF 
CAMPECHE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. A N TO S TROUGH OVER THE 
CENTRAL WATERS WILL MOVE W AND INTO S TEXAS AND NE MEXICO TUE 
AFTERNOON. THE ATLC HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL BUILD W ACROSS THE 
NORTHERN GULF WATERS LATE TONIGHT AND CHANGE LITTLE THROUGH THU.

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GMZ080-022130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT MON AUG 02 2010
 
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 
FT OR LESS.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 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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GMZ082-022130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT MON AUG 02 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING 
E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT E OF 92W TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS N HALF.
.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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GMZ084-022130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT MON AUG 02 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 
KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING 
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 
ISOLATED  TSTMS.  
.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.  

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GMZ086-022130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT MON AUG 02 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 
10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 
FT. ISOLATED TSTMS S PART.
.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 3 FT.

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FORECASTER STRIPLING