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FZNT24 KNHC 200851
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT TUE JUL 20 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. 

GMZ089-201530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT TUE JUL 20 2010

.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 93W WILL MOVE W THROUGH THE SW 
GULF TODAY AND INLAND OVER MEXICO TONIGHT. ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE 
IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA WILL MOVE THROUGH THE CENTRAL GULF TUE 
AND THE WESTERN GULF WED. RIDGE ALONG 29N WILL MOVE N OF AREA 
WED AND REBUILD ALONG THE GULF COASTAL PLAIN FRI AND SAT. 
 
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GMZ080-201530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT TUE JUL 20 2010

.TODAY THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVES.
.SAT...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 
28N E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 28N W OF 
94W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ082-201530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT TUE JUL 20 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE.
.WED THROUGH THU...E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 
4 FT. W OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E 
SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVES.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...S OF 20N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. N OF 
20N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-201530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT TUE JUL 20 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 
TO 7 FT. N OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4TO 6 FT.
.FRI...S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 
27N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS S OF 26N.
.SAT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 
25N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS S OF 28N.

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GMZ086-201530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
430 AM CDT TUE JUL 20 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 
TO 7 FT. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 28N.
.WED THROUGH THU...S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 
7 FT. N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N.
.FRI...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 
26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N.
.SAT...N OF 25N VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 25N E 
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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FORECASTER DGS