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FZNT24 KNHC 171400
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-172130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT SAT JUL 17 2010

.SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH ALONG 95W WILL APPROACH THE TEXAS COAST 
TONIGHT WHILE WEAKENING. A WEAK RIDGE EXTENDING FROM CENTRAL 
FLORIDA TO NEAR 26N90W WILL LIFT N TO NEAR 30N SUN NIGHT INTO 
NEXT WEEK AS ANOTHER TROUGH ENTERS THE EASTERN GULF LATE MON 
REACHING THE MIDDLE GULF TUE AND THEN THE WESTERN GULF WED.
 
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GMZ080-172130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT SAT JUL 17 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON...W OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROUGH.
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S LATE. SEAS 1
TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PORTION EARLY.
.SUN THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT W 
OF 94W. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF 94W.
.TUE AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROUGH WED.

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GMZ082-172130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT SAT JUL 17 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON 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. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING 
TO 2 TO 4 FT MON AND TUE.
.WED...E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 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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GMZ084-172130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT SAT JUL 17 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
EXCEPT NE NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT
TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E 
TO SE LATE MON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL.
.TUE...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 
TO 6 FT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 28N.
.WED...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 
KT E PORTION LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT E PORTION LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

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GMZ086-172130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
1030 AM CDT SAT JUL 17 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 25N E 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 
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED 
TSTMS.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 
10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SUN 
NIGHT. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N AND ISOLATED N OF 25N.
.MON...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 
TO 5 FT NEAR THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 
10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL LATE. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.TUE...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 
KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. N OF 26N SE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS S OF 27N.
.WED...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR 
THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT TO 9 FT NEAR THE 
STRAITS OF FLORIDA. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N.

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FORECASTER LEWITSKY