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FZNT24 KNHC 170914
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT SAT JUL 17 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. 

GMZ089-171530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT SAT JUL 17 2010

.SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH ALONG 92W WILL APPROACH THE TEXAS COAST 
TONIGHT WHILE WEAKENING. A WEAK RIDGE EXTENDING FROM CENTRAL
FLORIDA TO NEAR 26N89W WILL LIFT N TO NEAR 31N SUN NIGHT INTO
NEXT WEEK AS ANOTHER TROUGH ENTERS THE EASTERN GULF MON REACHING 
THE MIDDLE GULF TUE AND WESTERN GULF WED.
 
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GMZ080-171530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT SAT JUL 17 2010

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
ALONG TROUGH. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS ELSEWHERE.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PORTION EARLY. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS
ELSEWHERE.
.SUN THROUGH MON...WINDS BECOMING S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...
AND SE TO S SUN NIGHT EXCEPT E OF 94W DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT 
MON. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.TUE AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 
BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WED NEAR 
TROUGH.

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GMZ082-171530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT SAT JUL 17 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 
10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. 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 NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROUGH.

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GMZ084-171530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT SAT JUL 17 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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.
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 NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL 5 TO 7 FT. 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 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT FAR SE 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT FAR SE BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 26N 
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS 
THROUGHOUT.

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GMZ086-171530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
430 AM CDT SAT JUL 17 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING 
TO 3 TO 5 FT TONIGHT. N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N.
.MON...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 
26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.TUE...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF
26N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS S OF 27N.
.WED...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE