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FZNT24 KNHC 180859
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT SUN JUL 18 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. 

GMZ089-181530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT SUN JUL 18 2010

.SYNOPSIS...TROUGH ALONG 96W WILL APPROACH THE TEXAS COAST LATER 
TODAY AND DISSIPATE. RIDGE ALONG 30N THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE 
WEEK. TROUGH MOVES INTO THE EASTERN GULF LATE MON TO THE MIDDLE 
GULF TUE AND THEN THE WESTERN GULF WED.
 
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GMZ080-181530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT SUN JUL 18 2010

.TODAY THROUGH MON NIGHT...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 THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT 
BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT THU. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR 
TROUGH WED.

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GMZ082-181530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT SUN JUL 18 2010

.TODAY 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.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-181530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT SUN JUL 18 2010

.TODAY THROUGH MON NIGHT...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 SE TO S 
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT MON AND MON 
NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS 
MON AND MON NIGHT S OF 28N.
.TUE...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 
TO 6 FT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.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 W OF 87W.
.THU...S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 
24N TO 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 28N E 
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 24N.

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GMZ086-181530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
430 AM CDT SUN JUL 18 2010

.TODAY THROUGH TUE...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT TO 5 TO 8 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. 
N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 
TO 5 FT MON NIGHT AND TUE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.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 IN STRAITS 
OF FLORIDA. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 
5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS S OF 27N.
.THU...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 
TO 9 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT BECOMING NE TO E WINDS LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE.

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FORECASTER DGS