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FZNT24 KNHC 040319
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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. 

GMZ089-040930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 PM CDT TUE AUG 03 2010

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK 1017 MB HIGH CENTERED NEAR 18N86W WILL MOVE
INTO THE NW GULF THROUGH THU AS THE ATLC HIGH PRES BUILDS
WESTWARD ALONG THE NORTHERN PORTION THROUGH SUN.  

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GMZ080-040930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT TUE AUG 03 2010
 
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT W OF 95W 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS NE PART.
.WED THROUGH SUN...W OF 95W SE WINDS 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 
15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. E OF 95W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT.

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GMZ082-040930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT TUE AUG 03 2010

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE 15 TO 20 KT 
WITHIN 90 NM OF YUCATAN PENINSULA. 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. 

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GMZ084-040930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 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.  

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GMZ086-040930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 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 AND
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.

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FORECASTER GR/AGUIRRE