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FZNT24 KNHC 032139
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT TUE AUG 03 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. 

GMZ089-040330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 PM CDT TUE AUG 03 2010

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK 1019 MB HIGH CENTERED OVER THE NE GULF WILL 
MOVE WWD TOWARD THE NW GULF THU MORNING AS THE ATLC HIGH PRES 
RIDGE BEGINS TO BUILD W ACROSS THE NE GULF. HIGH PRES WILL THEN 
BUILD FURTHER W ALONG 28N THROUGH SAT. N PORTIONS OF A TROPICAL 
WAVE WILL MOVE W ACROSS THE BAY OF CAMPECHE TONIGHT THROUGH WED 
MORNING. A SECOND TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE SOUTHERN 
WATERS FRI THROUGH SAT. 

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GMZ080-040330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT TUE AUG 03 2010
 
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT W OF 95W. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...HIGHEST W OF 95W. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.WED THROUGH SUN...W OF 95W SE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 
15 KT W OF 95W AT NIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. E OF 95W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 
10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

$$
GMZ082-040330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT TUE AUG 03 2010

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT WITHIN 90 
NM OF YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENING. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE.
WED THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 
KT IN THE EVENINGS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 

$$
GMZ084-040330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT TUE AUG 03 2010

.TONIGHT 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 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS 15 KT 
WITHIN 60 NM OF YUCATAN COAST. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.  

$$
GMZ086-040330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 PM CDT TUE AUG 03 2010

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 
25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 25N.
.WED THROUGH SAT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E IN THE 
EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N E 
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT.

$$
FORECASTER GR