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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT MON AUG 30 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. 

GMZ089-301530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT MON AUG 30 2010

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES EXTENDING SW ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF WILL 
CONTINUE THROUGH WED...THEN WEAKEN THU AND FRI AS A TROUGH 
DEVELOPS OVER THE SW GULF.

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GMZ080-301530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT MON AUG 30 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 27N.
.TUE THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ082-301530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT MON AUG 30 2010

.TODAY THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NEAR 
YUCATAN PENINSULA BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 4 
.THU AND FRI...WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT E OF 
94W E TO SE 10 KT LATE FRI. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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GMZ084-301530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT MON AUG 30 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 27N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 T0 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 26N SHIFTING TO 
SE TO S. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-301530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT MON AUG 30 2010

.TODAY...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF
26N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
ENTIRE AREA.
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT....EXCEPT N OF 
27N DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT 
N OF 27N...AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N.
.WED THROUGH FRI...E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT
...EXCEPT S OF 26N BECOMING SE TO S 10 KT FRI. SEAS SUBSIDING TO
2 TO 3 FT S OF 26N...AND TO 1 TO 2 FT N OF 26N.

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE