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FZNT24 KNHC 142005
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT WED JUL 14 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. 

GMZ089-150330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 PM CDT WED JUL 14 2010

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK RIDGE ALONG 28N WILL LIFT N OF AREA FRI. A 
WEAK TROUGH CURRENTLY MOVING INTO THE SE GULF WILL DISSIPATE ON 
THU. ANOTHER TROUGH WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF FROM THE TEXAS 
COAST SAT DISSIPATING BY SAT NIGHT. THE RIDGE WILL REDEVELOP 
ALONG 27N SUN AND LIFT N TO 29N BY MON EVENING.
 
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GMZ080-142130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT WED JUL 14 2010

.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 
1 TO 3 FT THU AND THU NIGHT. E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT 
BECOMING VARIABLE THU AND THU NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 
FRI NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING S TO SW LATE. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT.
.SUN AND MON...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 
KT W OF 95W AT NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ082-150330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT WED JUL 14 2010

.TONIGHT THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 
15 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT 
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT THU. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 95W.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT W OF 95W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W 
OF 95W.
.SAT THROUGH MON...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE SUN 
AND BECOMING NE WINDS 15 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING EVENINGS. 
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ084-150330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT WED JUL 14 2010

.TONIGHT...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. N 
OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT. N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S FRI 
NIGHT AND INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT E OF 86W. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT 
INCREASING TO 3 TO 5 FT E OF 86W.
.SAT...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. N OF 
26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN AND MON...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ086-150330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
430 PM CDT WED JUL 14 2010

.TONIGHT AND THU...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E 
TO SE THU. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N AND 
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT. N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N.
.SAT THROUGH MON...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING 
NE TO E LATE SUN AND MON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 
10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE SUN AND MON. SEAS 
2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT SUN AND MON.

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FORECASTER SCHAUER