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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM CDT THU JUL 01 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. 

GMZ089-020930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 PM CDT THU JUL 01 2010

.SYNOPSIS...WINDS AND SEAS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE OVER THE FAR 
WESTERN PORTION INTO FRI MORNING. A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO 
STALL OVER THE NORTHERN WATERS FRI AND LINGER THROUGH THE PERIOD 
AS POSSIBLE WEAK LOW PRES FORMS ALONG THE BOUNDARY.

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GMZ080-020930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT THU JUL 01 2010

.TONIGHT AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN SE SWELL DIMINISHING TO 6 TO 8 FT FRI...
HIGHEST SW.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING
TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE.
.SAT THROUGH TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 
2 TO 4 FT MON. 

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GMZ082-020930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT THU JUL 01 2010

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT N OF 21N
W OF 96W 8 TO 11 FT AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE.
.FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 
KT...AND TO E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE SAT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 
6 FT N OF 21N...AND TO 3 TO 5 FT S OF 211N.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. 

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GMZ084-020930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT THU JUL 01 2010
 
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 28N WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 10 
TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT SHIFTING TO N TO NE. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N.
.SAT THROUGH MON...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. N OF 25N S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT. S OF 25N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS DEVELOPING N PART.
.TUE...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 
25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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GMZ086-020930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
1030 PM CDT THU JUL 01 2010

.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 28N WINDS BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 
KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT SHIFTING TO NE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 
28N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...N OF 28N WINDS BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 
15 KT...AND SE TO S 10 KT SUN THEN VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT MON. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N PART.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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FORECASTER AL