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FZNT24 KNHC 151356
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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. 

GMZ089-152130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT THU JUL 15 2010

.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE ALONG 27N WILL LIFT N OF THE AREA FRI. A  
TROUGH OVER THE E GULF WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT. A SERIES OF WEAK 
TROUGHS WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT. THE 
RIDGE WILL THEN REDEVELOP ALONG 28N SUN AND LIFT N TO 30N BY MON 
EVENING.
 
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GMZ080-151530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT THU JUL 15 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT TONIGHT. E OF 95W VARIABLE 
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 
5 TO 10 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING S TO SW LATE. SEAS 1 
TO 3 FT.
.SUN AND MON...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 
KT LATE SUN AND MON. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT W OF 
95W LATE SUN AND MON.

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GMZ082-152130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT THU JUL 15 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE
NEAR YUCATAN COAST TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS S OF 22N.
.FRI THROUGH FRI NIGHT...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...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. 
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 
15 KT MON...EXCEPT NE NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENING. 
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT MON.

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GMZ084-152130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT THU JUL 15 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
BECOMING E TO SE TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT
TONIGHT. N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 
NE TO E NEAR COAST OF YUCATAN DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 
TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL 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 INCREASING TO 
10 TO 15 KT MON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 
KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ086-152130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
1030 AM CDT THU JUL 15 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
EXCEPT TO 20 KT IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA...BECOMING E TO SE 
TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TONIGHT...EXCEPT 
TO 8 FT IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 
15 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING 
TO 2 TO 4 FT TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT EXCEPT TO 7 FT IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. N OF 26N SE TO 
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT FRI 
NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N.
.SAT THROUGH MON...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE SAT THROUGH MON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT 
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT SUN AND MON. N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 
15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE SAT THROUGH MON. SEAS 3 TO 
5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT SUN AND 1 TO 2 FT MON.

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FORECASTER LEWITSKY