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FZNT24 KNHC 270841
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT FRI AUG 27 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. 

GMZ089-271530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT FRI AUG 27 2010

.SYNOPSIS...A FRONTAL TROUGH FROM NEAR MOBILE BAY SW TO 25N93W
...THEN S TO BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL BEGIN TO SLOWLY MOVE W TODAY
MOVING INLAND THE TEXAS COAST EARLY SAT EVENING. HIGH PRES WILL 
BUILD SW ACROSS MUCH OF THE EASTERN GULF THROUGH SAT NIGHT...AND
ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA SUN THROUGH TUE.

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GMZ080-271530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT FRI AUG 27 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF TROUGH 
SE TO S WINDS WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND SE OF TROUGH.
.SAT THROUGH TUE...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ082-271530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT FRI AUG 27 2010

.TODAY...W OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING 
TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS W OF TROUGH.
.TONIGHT...E OF 96W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. W OF 
96W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. 
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH TUE...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 
4 FT. 

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GMZ084-271530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT FRI AUG 27 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT...BECOMING SE
TO S TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS N OF 26N.
.SAT THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E PORTION 
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE MON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  

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GMZ086-271530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT FRI AUG 27 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT...SHIFTING TO
E TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N. ISOLATED TSTMS S 
OF 25N.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 26N E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON AND TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE