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FZNT24 KNHC 220902
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT THU JUL 22 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. 

GMZ089-221530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT THU JUL 22 2010

.SYNOPSIS...A 1010 MB LOW OVER THE BAY OF CAMPECHE NEAR 21N94W 
WILL SLOWLY MOVE W THROUGH FRI NIGHT. THE LOW COULD POSSIBLE 
DEVELOP INTO A TROPICAL CYCLONE. RIDGE FROM NORTHERN FLORIDA TO 
LOUISIANA WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY SUN THEN MOVE E INTO AS A 
TROUGH OR A LOW ENTERS THE EASTERN GULF SAT AND SUN AND INTO THE 
CENTRAL GULF MON.
 
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GMZ080-221530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT THU JUL 22 2010

.TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT...W OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 5 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON...E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ082-221530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT THU JUL 22 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 
TO 7 FT. W OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 
TO 7 FT. S OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 93W.
.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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GMZ084-221530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT THU JUL 22 2010

.TODAY...S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N 
OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT 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 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 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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GMZ086-221530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
430 AM CDT THU JUL 22 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT. N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT. S OF 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE FRI NIGHT. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA 
SPREADING FROM E TO W.
.SAT...WINDS BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN AND MON...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 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 DGS