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FZNT24 KNHC 220300
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM CDT SAT AUG 21 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. 

GMZ089-220930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 PM CDT SAT AUG 21 2010

.SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING HIGH PRES 1016 MB AT 27N92W DISSIPATE BY 
TUE.  WEAK SURFACE TROUGH EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO N CENTRAL GULF 
MON AND DISSIPATE TUE.  ATLC HIGH PRES BUILDS W ACROSS AREA WED 
AND THU ALONG 28N.

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GMZ080-220930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT SAT AUG 21 2010

.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...W OF 93W S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 
FT. E OF 93W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON...W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.WED...W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. E OF 
94W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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GMZ082-220930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT SAT AUG 21 2010

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NEAR 
YUCATAN COAST NE 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED...E OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 4 FT. 
W OF 93W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ084-220930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT SAT AUG 21 2010

.TONIGHT...N OF 25N NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.  S OF 
25N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 
FT.  S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...N OF 25N SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 
25N S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...N OF 28N SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 25N TO 
28N 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 3 FT.
.THU...N OF 26N 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 4 FT. 

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GMZ086-220930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 PM CDT SAT AUG 21 2010

.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 
1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS.
.MON THROUGH TUE...N OF 26N SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S 
OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS 
ENTIRE AREA.
.WED AND THU...N OF 26N E WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. S OF 
26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES