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FZNT24 KNHC 162112
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT FRI JUL 16 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. 

GMZ089-170330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 PM CDT FRI JUL 16 2010

.SYNOPSIS...TROUGH ALONG 90W WILL MOVE THROUGH THE WESTERN GULF 
TONIGHT AND SUN. A RIDGE WILL BUILD ALONG 27N SAT NIGHT WHICH 
WILL MOVE N OF THE AREA MON AND TUE. ANOTHER TROUGH IS EXPECTED 
TO ENTER THE EASTERN GULF MON REACHING THE MIDDLE GULF TUE 
AND WESTERN GULF WED.
 
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GMZ080-170330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT FRI JUL 16 2010

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS SPREADING FROM E TO W.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING S TO SW 
10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 
SUN NIGHT AND DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT E OF 94W MON. SEAS 1 TO 
3 FT.
.TUE AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 2 TO 
4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WED.

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GMZ082-170330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT FRI JUL 16 2010

.TONIGHT...N OF 22N W OF 96W SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT NEAR 
YUCATAN COAST DURING EVENING. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS SPREADING FROM E TO W.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 
10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT 
NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS. 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 2 
TO 4 FT MON AND TUE.
.WED...E OF TROUGH SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 
TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROUGH.

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GMZ084-170330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT FRI JUL 16 2010

.TONIGHT...S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS THROUGHOUT.  WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR 
TSTMS.
.SAT AND SAT 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 3 TO 4 FT IN 
SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 24N. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E 
TO SE LATE MON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 
KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 
TO 7 FT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS S OF 28N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N.
.WED...S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT OCCASIONALLY TO 20 
KT S OF 26N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 28N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS THROUGHOUT.

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GMZ086-170330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
430 PM CDT FRI JUL 16 2010

.TONIGHT...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT 
EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 
27N.
.SAT THROUGH MON...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING 
NE TO E SUN AND MON...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NEAR STRAITS OF 
FLORIDA. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE SUN AND 2 TO 
4 FT MON. N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 5 
TO 10 KT SUN AND MON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT SUN 
AND MON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN STRAITS 
OF FLORIDA TUE NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT N OF 26N.2 TO 4 FT S OF 26N 
EXCEPT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 7 FT IN 
STRAITS OF FL.

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FORECASTER SCHAUER