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FZNT24 KNHC 040859
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT WED AUG 04 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. 

GMZ089-041530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT WED AUG 04 2010

.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE WILL EXTEND W ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS 
THROUGH SUN WITH HIGH PRES OCCASIONALLY FORMING ALONG THE RIDGE 
AXIS. A TROPICAL WAVE ENTERS THE FAR SE WATERS LATE THU AND 
CONTINUES W ACROSS THE S CENTRAL WATERS FRI AND SAT...AND MOVES 
THROUGH THE BAY OF CAMPECHE SUN. 

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GMZ080-041530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT WED AUG 04 2010
 
.TODAY THROUGH SUN...W OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. E 
OF 95W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

$$
GMZ082-041530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT WED AUG 04 2010

.TODAY THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 
15 KT IN THE EVENINGS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS BAY OF 
CAMPECHE. 

$$
GMZ084-041530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT WED AUG 04 2010

.TODAY THROUGH THU NIGHT...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 BECOMING SE 
THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS NE WATERS TODAY. 
.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 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE.

$$
GMZ086-041530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT WED AUG 04 2010
 
.TODAY THROUGH SUN...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS THU NIGHT AND FRI NEAR TROPICAL 
WAVE.

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FORECASTER NELSON