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FZNT24 KNHC 150904
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT THU JUL 15 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. 

GMZ089-151530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT THU JUL 15 2010

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ALONG 28N WILL LIFT N OF AREA FRI. A WEAK 
TROUGH OVER THE SE GULF WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT. ANOTHER TROUGH 
WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF ALONG THE TEXAS COAST SAT DISSIPATING 
SAT NIGHT. THE RIDGE WILL REDEVELOP ALONG 27N SUN AND LIFT N TO 
29N BY MON EVENING.
 
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GMZ080-150930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT THU JUL 15 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 
TO 3 FT THU AND THU NIGHT. E OF 95W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
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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GMZ082-151530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT THU JUL 15 2010

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
NEAR YUCATAN COAST AT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS S OF 22N.
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT N OF 23N 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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GMZ084-151530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT THU JUL 15 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT 
BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT FRI NIGHT.
.SAT...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 
26N SE TO S 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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GMZ086-151530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
430 AM CDT THU JUL 15 2010

.TODAY...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 
THU. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT THU. N OF 25N VARIABLE 
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ENTIRE AREA.
.TONIGHT AND FRI...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 
6 FT...EXCEPT TO 7 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. N OF 26N SE TO S 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT FRI. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N. 
.FRI NIGHT...STRAITS OF FLORIDA SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 
7 FT. ELSEWHERE 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 DGS