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FZNT24 KNHC 200243
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM CDT SUN SEP 19 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. 

GMZ089-200330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 PM CDT SUN SEP 19 2010

.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE WILL EXTEND FROM E TO W ACROSS THE NORTHERN 
COASTAL PLAINS THROUGH THE PERIOD. A NW TO SE ORIENTED TROUGH 
WILL PERSIST OVER THE SW GULF WATERS THROUGH FRI.

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GMZ080-200330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT SUN SEP 19 2010

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 93W.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.WED THROUGH FRI...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ082-200330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT SUN SEP 19 2010

.TONIGHT...N OF 22N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 22N NE 
TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
EXTREME NW AND SE WATERS.
.MON THROUGH FRI...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 
5 FT. S OF 22N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT N TO NE 15 TO 20 
KT ALONG YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE 
SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR TROUGH.
 
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GMZ084-200330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT SUN SEP 19 2010

.TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E ALONG 
YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ086-200330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 PM CDT SUN SEP 19 2010

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON THROUGH FRI...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
4 FT. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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NELSON