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FZNT24 KNHC 202130
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-210330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 PM CDT TUE JUL 20 2010

.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 95W WILL MOVE INLAND MEXICO
LATE TONIGHT. ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 88W S OF 26N WILL 
MOVE ACROSS THE MIDDLE GULF THROUGH WED MORNING...AND ACROSS
THE WESTERN GULF WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI. A RIDGE ALONG 29N WILL 
MOVE N OF AREA WED...THEN REBUILD ALONG THE GULF COASTAL PLAINS 
FRI THROUGH SUN. 
 
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GMZ080-210330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT TUE JUL 20 2010

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.WED...E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. W OF 
94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE.
.WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E OF 93W INCREASING
TO 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT E OF 93W
BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PART.
.THU AND FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...W OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E 
OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 KT LATE. 
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

$$
GMZ082-210330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT TUE JUL 20 2010

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.WED...E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA..
.WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT WITHIN 120 NM OF
THE YUCATAN COAST NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE.
.THU...E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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 WAVE.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE 
15 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF THE YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENINGS. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-210330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT TUE JUL 20 2010

.TONIGHT...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 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 8 FT. N OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT OCCASIONALLY 20 
KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI...S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 
27N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ086-210330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
430 PM CDT TUE JUL 20 2010

.TONIGHT...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 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 AND WED NIGHT...S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 
TO 7 FT. N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT. N OF 27N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY E PART.
.SAT AND SUN...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S TO S OVER 
SOUTHERN PORTION. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE