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FZNT24 KNHC 060242
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM CDT THU AUG 05 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. 

GMZ089-060930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 PM CDT THU AUG 05 2010

.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE ALONG 28N WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE 
WEEKEND...THEN SHIFT SLIGHTLY S EARLY NEXT WEEK AS A WEAK
FRONT PUSHES S INTO THE FAR NE WATERS. A TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE 
THROUGH THE BAY OF CAMPECHE SUN AND EARLY MON.

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GMZ080-060930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT THU AUG 05 2010
 
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 3 FT. E OF 95W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 29N FRI AND SAT.

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GMZ082-060930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT THU AUG 05 2010

.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT NE 
15 KT ALONG YUCATAN COAST DURING EVENINGS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. E 
OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE MON. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS WITH TROPICAL WAVE.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS OR TSTMS MOVING W OF AREA.

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GMZ084-060930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT THU AUG 05 2010

.TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 
27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT ALONG YUCATAN COAST 
THIS EVENING. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS N PART.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING NE
ALONG YUCATAN COAST IN EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS 
S OF 23N FRI AND SAT. 
.MON AND TUE...N OF 26N VARIABLE SW TO W WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING NE 15 KT 
ALONG YUCATAN COAST IN EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS 
S OF 24N MON. 
 
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GMZ086-060930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 PM CDT THU AUG 05 2010
 
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.MON AND TUE...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED 
TSTMS N PART.

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FORECASTER COBB/AGUIRRE