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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL 
HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT FRI AUG 13 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. 

GMZ089-140330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 PM CDT FRI AUG 13 2010

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK 1015 MB HIGH IS NEAR 25N84W WITH A RIDGE TO
25N97W. THE RIDGE WILL LIFT N TO ALONG 26N SAT...AND TO 
27N SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON. THE WEAK REMNANT LOW OF TROPICAL 
DEPRESSION FIVE PERSISTS IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...SHIFTING INTO
S ALABAMA SUN...MOVING INTO FL PANHANDLE MON. THE LOW FINALLY 
SHIFTS W INTO SE LOUISIANA MON THROUGH TUE INTO WED. SOUTHERLY 
WINDS WILL INCREASE ONCE AGAIN OVER MUCH OF THE NORTHERN WATERS 
EARLY NEXT WEEK.
  
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GMZ080-140330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT FRI AUG 13 2010

.TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N.
.SUN THROUGH MON...WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N.
.TUE...S OF 27N S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
N OF 27N W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.WED...N OF 27N W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
S OF 27N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS DEVELOPING OVER FAR N SECTION.

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GMZ082-140330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT FRI AUG 13 2010

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 94W.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NEAR
YUCATAN PENINSULA NE TO E. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS S OF 22N.
.SUN THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
         
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GMZ084-140330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT FRI AUG 13 2010

.TONIGHT...N OF 29N W OF 87W SW WINDS 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO
SW WINDS 15 KT NW OF LINE FROM 27N90W TO 28N85W. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ELSEWHERE N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 28N.
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON AND TUE...N OF 28N WINDS BECOMING SW TO W WINDS 15 TO
20 KT ON MON...AND S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT ON TUE. SEAS BUILDING
TO 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 26N TO 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR N SECTION.
.WED...NW OF LINE FROM 27N90W TO 30N86W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE WINDS SE 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ086-140330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 PM CDT FRI AUG 13 2010

.TONIGHT...N OF 28N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
FROM 25N TO 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 28N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
1 TO 2 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
FROM 25N TO 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.MON...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS N OF 26N 2 TO 3 FT.
SEAS ELSEWHERE 1 FT OR LESS.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.WED...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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FORECASTER MT