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

GMZ089-030330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 PM CDT FRI JUL 02 2010

.SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM N FLORIDA SW TO
A 1015 MB LOW NEAR 28N85W...AND CONTINUES W AND NW TO FAR NE 
TEXAS. THE FRONT WILL LINGER THROUGH SUN AS THE LOW DRIFTS
GENERALLY WESTWARD TOWARDS LOUISIANA. HIGH PRES CENTERED OFF
THE U.S. EASTERN SEABOARD WILL THEN BUILD A RIDGE SW ACROSS
THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE GULF EARLY NEXT WEEK.

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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 FRI JUL 02 2010

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL 
W OF 94W...AND 3 TO 5 FT E OF 94W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
ISOLATED TSTMS.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT....EXCEPT 
E PORTION S TO SW S OF 28N AND E TO SE N OF 28N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS DEVELOPING E PORTION.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT FAR NE
PORTION BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 
21N...AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 21N.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 20N...AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 20N.
.SUN THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT. 

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GMZ084-030330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT FRI JUL 02 2010
 
.TONIGHT...N OF 28N E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 26N E OF 88W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN MIXED N AND SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
ISOLATED TSTMS.
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS N PORTION.
.MON AND TUE...WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 
25N INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT S OF 
25N BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL TUE. 
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT N OF 25N AND 3 
TO 6 FT S OF 25N. 

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GMZ086-030330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
430 PM CDT FRI JUL 02 2010

.TONIGHT...N OF 28N WINDS BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.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...WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 2 TO 
4 FT. 
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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FORECASTER AL/AGUIRRE