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FZNT24 KNHC 020912
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-021530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT FRI JUL 02 2010

.SYNOPSIS...WINDS AND SEAS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE OVER THE FAR 
WESTERN PORTION TODAY. A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO STALL OVER 
THE NE WATERS TODAY AND LINGER INTO MON. WEAK LOW PRES FORMS 
ALONG THE BOUNDARY IN NE GULF TONIGHT AND PERSISTS INTO SUN 
BEFORE DISSIPATING IN THE EVENING. BY TUE...TROUGHING DEVELOPS 
IN THE WESTERN GULF.

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GMZ080-021530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT FRI JUL 02 2010

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL 
SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT FRI...HIGHEST SW.
.TONIGHT...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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GMZ082-021530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT FRI JUL 02 2010

.TODAY 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 21N.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. 

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GMZ084-021530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT FRI JUL 02 2010
 
.TODAY...N OF 27N E OF 88W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 
5 FT. N OF 27N W OF 88W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N.
.TONIGHT...N OF 29N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 
26N E OF 88W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...E OF FRONT E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 
FT. S OF FRONT TO 24N S TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 
24N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
N OF 25N W 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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GMZ086-021530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
430 AM CDT FRI JUL 02 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 SCHAUER