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FZNT24 KNHC 171504
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT TUE AUG 17 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. 

GMZ089-172130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT TUE AUG 17 2010

.SYNOPSIS...LOW PRES INLAND OVER SE LOUISIANA WILL CONTINUE TO 
MOVE N AND WEAKEN. SLY WINDS E OF THE LOW WILL DECREASE TONIGHT.
HIGH PRES WILL BUILD W ALONG 27N THEN SHIFT N TO 28N THROUGH SAT.

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GMZ080-172130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT TUE AUG 17 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 
10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 27N.
.WED THROUGH FRI...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
3 FT. E OF 95W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PORTION WED.
.SAT... W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 
95W S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ082-172130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT TUE AUG 17 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON...W OF 95W VARIABLE WINDS 5 OT 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-172130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT TUE AUG 17 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 87W S TO SW WINDS 15 
TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N S WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PORTION THROUGH THIS 
EVENING.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT.  SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N.
.THU THROUGH SAT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-172130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT TUE AUG 17 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 25N. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 25N S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S 
OF 25N WINDS E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. 
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S PART.
.THU AND FRI...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. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...N OF 27N SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 25N TO 
27N VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

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FORECASTER STRIPLING/DGS