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FZNT24 KNHC 290842
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT SUN AUG 29 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. 

GMZ089-291530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT SUN AUG 29 2010

.SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING TROUGH FROM SW LOUISIANA TO 27N97W WILL 
SLOWLY MOVE NORTHWEST TODAY...AND MOVE INLAND THE TEXAS COAST 
TONIGHT. IN ITS WAKE HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SW ACROSS THE AREA 
THROUGH THU.

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GMZ080-291530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT SUN AUG 29 2010

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

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GMZ082-291530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT SUN AUG 29 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NEAR
COAST OF YUCATAN PENINSULA NE 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE 15 TO 20 KT NEAR 
COAST OF YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 
KT E OF 93W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS BAY OF 
CAMPECHE.  
.WED AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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GMZ084-291530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT SUN AUG 29 2010

.TODAY...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 87W SE 
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT W OF 87W 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS 
N OF 26N. ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 25N.
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED...N OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT...HIGHEST NW. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS N PORTION.
.THU...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT W OF 
87W...AND 3 TO 5 FT E OF 87W. S OF 26N WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 10 
KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ086-291530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT SUN AUG 29 2010

.TODAY...N OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N 
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 
27N.
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 4 TO 
6 FT...EXCEPT N OF 28N 2 TO 4 FT. 
.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 TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING
TO 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT FAR S PART BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT 
THU. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT THU.

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE