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FZNT24 KNHC 092113
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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. 

GMZ089-100330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 PM CDT FRI JUL 09 2010

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

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GMZ080-100330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT FRI JUL 09 2010

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT 
N OF 28N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.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 AND SUN NIGHT...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.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ082-100330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT FRI JUL 09 2010

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING 
TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS W PART.
.SAT THROUGH WED...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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GMZ084-100330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT FRI JUL 09 2010

.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. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT 
NEAR COAST OF YUCATAN DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 
4 FT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. FROM 25N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 
10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S 
OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 5 
FT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL.

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GMZ086-100330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
430 PM CDT FRI JUL 09 2010

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S 
OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N.
.SAT THROUGH MON...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 
FROM 25N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. N OF 
27N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S 
OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT ACROSS THE 
STRAITS OF FLORIDA TUE EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 
FT ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TUE EVENING.

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FORECASTER GR