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FZNT24 KNHC 010320
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM CDT WED JUN 30 2010

UPDATE TO INCLUDE HURRICANE WARNING FOR VERY SMALL PORTION OF
NW GULF 

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. 

GMZ089-010930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 PM CDT WED JUN 30 2010

.SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE ALEX MAKING LANDFALL OVER NORTHERN MEXICO 
NEAR 24.3N 97.8W 947 MB AT 0300 UTC MOVING W 9 KT. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT WITH GUSTS TO 105 KT. 

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GMZ080-010930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT WED JUN 30 2010

...HURRICANE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 180 
NM NE QUADRANT. HIGHEST WINDS 85 KT GUST TO 105 KT. SEAS 12 FT 
OR GREATER WITHIN 270 NM NE QUADRANT. HIGHEST SEAS TO 28 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED TO 
NUMEROUS RAINBANDS WITH EMBEDDED TSTMS.
.THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT THU MORNING 
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT THEN BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 
20 KT KT FRI. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT THU MORNING SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT 
FRI.
.SAT THROUGH MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 
TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT....SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT SUN. 

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GMZ082-010930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT WED JUN 30 2010

...HURRICANE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS 
WITHIN 180 NM E SEMICIRCLE. HIGHEST WINDS 85 KT GUST TO 105 KT. 
SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 270 NM NE QUADRANT AND 180 NM SE 
QUADRANT. HIGHEST SEAS TO 30 FT. ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT EXCEPT FAR SE PORTIONS SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS 
RAINBANDS WITH EMBEDDED TSTMS W OF 94W.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISH 15 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING 5 TO 7 FT LATE.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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GMZ084-010930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT WED JUN 30 2010
 
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT 
BECOMING SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT THU. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 
5 TO 8 FT THU NIGHT. N OF 26N SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING 
TO 15 TO 20 KT THU THEN BECOMING E TO SE 15 KT BY THU EVENING. 
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT THU IN S SWELL THEN SUBSIDING 
TO 7 FT THU NIGHT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 
26N THROUGH TONIGHT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N OF 28W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN AND MON...N OF 25N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT 
SUBSIDE TO 1 TO 3 FT MON. S OF 25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. 

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GMZ086-010930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
1030 PM CDT WED JUN 30 2010

.TONIGHT...S OF 26N TO S SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 
FT. N OF 26N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S AND SWELL. 
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. 
.THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 26N S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 

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FORECASTER AL