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FZNT24 KNHC 282041
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT SAT AUG 28 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. 

GMZ089-290330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 PM CDT SAT AUG 28 2010

.SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 1008 MB LOW PRES 
ALONG THE LOUISIANA COAST NEAR 29N92W TO 20N95W DRIFTS NW
AND MOVES INLAND ALONG THE TEXAS/MEXICAN COAST LATE SUN.
HIGH PRES BUILDS INTO THE GULF MON THROUGH THU.

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GMZ080-290330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT SAT AUG 28 2010

.TONIGHT AND SUN...W OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. E OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...LOCALLY 25 KT. SEAS 
4 TO 6 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG AND SE 
OF TROUGH.
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT MON AND MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NW PORTION.
.TUE THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-290330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT SAT AUG 28 2010

.TONIGHT...W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE 15 TO 
20 KT NEAR COAST OF YUCATAN LATE MON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT
BAY OF CAMPECHE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
BAY OF CAMPECHE.  
.WED AND THU...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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GMZ084-290330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT SAT AUG 28 2010

.TONIGHT AND SUN...N OF 27N SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING 
TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 
27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 
27N.
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...N OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS N PORTION.
.THU...N OF 26N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE 
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S PORTION.

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GMZ086-290330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 PM CDT SAT AUG 28 2010

.TONIGHT AND SUN...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED 
TSTMS N OF 27N.
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...
EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT N OF 28N. 
.WED AND THU...N OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 
15 KT THU. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 15 KT...BECOMING 
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT THU. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING 2 TO 3 FT 
THU.

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FORECASTER COBB