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FZNT24 KNHC 232112
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT FRI JUL 23 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. 

GMZ089-240330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 PM CDT FRI JUL 23 2010

.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL DEPRESSION BONNIE AT 26.2N 81.9W 1009 MB AT 
4 CDT MOVING W NW OR 300 DEG AT 16 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 
30 KT GUSTING TO 40 KT. BONNIE WILL CONTINUE W NW TO NEAR 27.5N 
84.5W TONIGHT...NEAR 29.0N 87.5W SAT AFTERNOON... AND INLAND 
NEAR 30.5N 90.0W SAT NIGHT. AN ATLC RIDGE WILL BUILD W ALONG 29N 
LATE SUN THROUGH TUE.
 
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GMZ080-240330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT FRI JUL 23 2010

.TONIGHT...S OF 28N W OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 
FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.  
SCATTERED TSTMS NE PART.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ082-240330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT FRI JUL 23 2010

.TONIGHT...N OF 20N W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 
TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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GMZ084-240330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT FRI JUL 23 2010

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 25N....

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 1O TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N 
OF 25N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT N OF 25N E OF 
87W.
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
EARLY INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM NE 
QUADRANT AND 50 NM SE AND NW QUADRANTS AND 20 NM SW QUADRANT. 
HIGHEST WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT 
LATE SAT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM 
FORCE WINDS WITH SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT NE OF CENTER. WINDS 
DIMINISHING TO SE 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 
6 FT LATE SUN NIGHT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE SAT DIMINISHING TO E TO SE WINDS 
10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT 
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SUN NIGHT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-240330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W...
430 PM CDT FRI JUL 23 2010


.TONIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 
KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS FROM 24N TO 28N.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT N OF 
28N. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 
KT N OF 28N. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT N OF 28N.

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FORECASTER GR