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FZNT24 KNHC 212130
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT WED JUL 21 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. 

GMZ089-220330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 PM CDT WED JUL 21 2010

.SYNOPSIS...SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDING FROM 28N95W TO 24N96W AND
TO THE SW BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL MOVE INLAND THU AFTERNOON. A 
RIDGE FROM NORTHERN FLORIDA TO LOUISIANA WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
EARLY SUN BEFORE RETREATING EASTWARD INTO MON AS A TROPICAL
WAVE OR A LOW POSSIBLY ENTERS THE EASTERN GULF SAT AND SUN
AND INTO THE CENTRAL GULF MON.
 
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GMZ080-220330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT WED JUL 21 2010

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS W 95W.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 94W 
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF 94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 
FT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...W OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E 
OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE SUN. SEAS 2 TO 
3 FT.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 
2 TO 3 FT.


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GMZ082-220330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT WED JUL 21 2010

.TONIGHT...E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. W OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO
3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT OCCASIONALLY 
20 KT FRI MORNING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 20N AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 
20N.
.SAT THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF
21N...AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 21N.

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GMZ084-220330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT WED JUL 21 2010

.TONIGHT...S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N 
OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU...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 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
3 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N 
OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON...N OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E 
TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ086-220330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
430 PM CDT WED JUL 21 2010

.TONIGHT...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. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N W OF 85W.. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...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 BECOMING N TO NE THU 
NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 
FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY E 
PART.
.SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE N OF 27N. SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT.
.SUN AND MON...N OF 26N WINDS SE TO S 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S 
OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE