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FZNT24 KNHC 140247
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL 
HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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. 

GMZ089-140930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 PM CDT FRI AUG 13 2010

.SYNOPSIS...AN E TO W RIDGE WILL MEANDER ALONG 26N THROUGH THE 
WEEKEND THEN SHIFT N TO ALONG 27N EARLY NEXT WEEK. WEAKENING LOW 
PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE OVER N CENTRAL COASTAL PLAINS THROUGH TUE 
THEN LIFT FURTHER N ON WED.
   
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GMZ080-140930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT FRI AUG 13 2010

.TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED 
TSTMS.
.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 ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 28N.
.SUN THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.TUE...N OF 27N SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S 
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.WED...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ082-140930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT FRI AUG 13 2010

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SHIFTING TO 
NE DURING EVENINGS ALONG YUCATAN PENINSULA. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
ISOLATED TSTMS MAINLY S OF 22N.
         
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GMZ084-140930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT FRI AUG 13 2010

.TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S 
OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS 
N OF 29N.
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.MON AND TUE...N OF 28N S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS NW PART.
.WED...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-140930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 PM CDT FRI AUG 13 2010

.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 
1 TO 2 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 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...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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FORECASTER NELSON