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FZNT24 KNHC 091256
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT FRI JUL 09 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. 

GMZ089-092130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT FRI JUL 09 2010

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES WILL BUILD W FROM THE E ALONG 27N THIS 
AFTERNOON AND WILL PREVAIL THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK SHIFTING 
SLIGHTLY TO THE NORTH ALONG 29N BY TUE.

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GMZ080-092130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT FRI JUL 09 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL 
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE THIS AFTERNOON THEN TO 2 TO 3 FT 
TONIGHT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING
SE TO S SAT NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 
10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 3 FT W OF 93W LATE. 
.MON AND TUE...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 
15 TO 20 KT LATE MON AND TUE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 
FT TUE. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 
15 KT LATE MON AND TUE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ082-092130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT FRI JUL 09 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS W HALF.
.SAT THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT 
WITHIN 90 NM OF YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT.

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GMZ084-092130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT FRI JUL 09 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 
KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N. 
.SAT THROUGH TUE...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 5 TO 10 KT NE 
PART...AND EXCEPT NE 15 KT NEAR COAST OF YUCATAN DURING THE 
EVENINGS.

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GMZ086-092130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
1030 AM CDT FRI JUL 09 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 
KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT 
SUBSIDING TO 1 FT TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N.
.SAT THROUGH TUE...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT IN THE 
GULF STREAM...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THROUGHOUT TUE. SEAS 1 
FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT IN THE GULF STREAM...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT 
THROUGHOUT TUE.

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FORECASTER LEWITSKY