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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT THU SEP 02 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. 

GMZ089-030330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 PM CDT THU SEP 02 2010

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK COLD FRONT STALL OVER N COASTAL WATERS FRI AND 
DISSIPATE THROUGH SAT NIGHT.  HIGH PRES BUILD S ACROSS N WATERS 
SUN THROUGH TUE. WEAK LOW PRES CONTINUE OVER SW GULF THROUGH TUE.

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GMZ080-030330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT THU SEP 02 2010

.TONIGHT....E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
ISOLATED TSTMS LATE.
.FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
.MON AND TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE UP TO 25 KT LATE 
TUE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILD TO 10 FT LATE TUE.

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GMZ082-030330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT THU SEP 02 2010

.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 22N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
4 TO 5 FT. S OF 22N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED 
TSTMS. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT BECOME SE 15 KT AND 
INCREASE UP TO 25 KT LATE TUE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILD UP TO 8 FT 
LATE TUE.

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GMZ084-030330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT THU SEP 02 2010

.TONIGHT...N OF 25N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 28N.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. FROM 24N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 
24N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 28N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR 
LESS. FROM 24N TO 28N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 
24N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
.MON AND TUE...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASE TO 15 
KT TUE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILD TO 6 FT TUE. S OF 25N SE WINDS 10 
TO 15 KT BECOME E AT 15 KT TUE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  

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GMZ086-030330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 PM CDT THU SEP 02 2010

.TONIGHT...N OF 25N N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N 
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.   
.FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. 
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.  
.MON AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES