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FZNT24 KNHC 280845
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-280930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 PM CDT FRI AUG 27 2010

.SYNOPSIS...NEARLY WEAK FRONTAL TROUGH FROM SE LOUISIANA SW TO A
1009 MB LOW NEAR 28N93W...AND S TO CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL
BEGIN TO SLOWLY MOVE W THIS AFTERNOON REACHING INLAND THE
COASTS OF TEXAS AND MEXICO TONIGHT INTO SUN MORNING. HIGH PRES
WILL BUILD SW ACROSS THE NE GULF TONIGHT...AND ACROSS THE 
NORTHERN PORTION OF THE AREA SUN THROUGH WED.

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GMZ080-280930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT FRI AUG 27 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
4 FT. E OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND SE OF TROUGH.
.SUN THROUGH MON...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
4 FT W OF 92W...AND BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT E OF 92W.
.TUE AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...
HIGHEST E OF 94W.

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GMZ082-280930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT FRI AUG 27 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT
NEAR YUCATAN COAST NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 95W
NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT EARLY
TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NEAR 
YUCATAN COAST NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

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GMZ084-280930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT FRI AUG 27 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N.
.SUN THROUGH WED...N OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING
TO 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NEAR
YUCATAN COAST 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-280930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 PM CDT FRI AUG 27 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N.
.SUN THROUGH WED...E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 
5 FT.

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE