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FZNT24 KNHC 172037
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-180330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 PM CDT TUE AUG 17 2010

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES WILL BUILD W ALONG 27N THEN SHIFT N TO 28N 
THROUGH SUN.

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GMZ080-180330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT TUE AUG 17 2010

.TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N.
.WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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GMZ082-180330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT TUE AUG 17 2010

.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-180330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT TUE AUG 17 2010

.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PORTION THROUGH THE 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.
.SUN...N OF 25N NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N NE 
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 

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GMZ086-180330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 PM CDT TUE AUG 17 2010

.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 25N.
.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 THROUGH 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 AND SUN...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 AL