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FZNT24 KNHC 241444
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT SAT JUL 24 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. 

GMZ089-242130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT SAT JUL 24 2010

.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL DEPRESSION BONNIE NEAR 28.0N 86.7W 1014 MB 
AT 10 AM CDT MOVING W NW OR 300 DEG AT 15 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED 
WINDS 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. BONNIE IS FORECAST TO MOVE TO 
29.1N 88.7W AROUND SUNSET TODAY AND MOVE INLAND NEAR 30.5N 91.0W 
AROUND SUNRISE SUN. A TROUGH WILL MEANDER ALONG THE SW GULF 
COAST THROUGH SUN NIGHT. AN ATLC RIDGE WILL BUILD W ACROSS THE 
NORTHERN WATERS SUN THROUGH WED.
 
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GMZ080-242130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT SAT JUL 24 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 
6 FT. N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE 
SWELL. ISOLATED TSTMS.
.TONIGHT...E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 
94W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
ISOLATED TSTMS NE PART.
.SUN...W OF 93W NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. E OF 93W SE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS NE PART.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ082-242130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT SAT JUL 24 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 
6 FT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED 
TSTMS S OF 22N W OF 95W. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...W OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 FT. E OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS SW PART.
.MON THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT INCREASING 
TO 15 TO 20 KT E OF 94W LATE TUE THROUGH WED. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-242130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT SAT JUL 24 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...HIGHEST WIND 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT 
NEAR CENTER OF BONNIE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM 
CENTER WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 28N 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N 
OF 28N. 
.SUN...N OF 25N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT 
BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. S OF 
25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW 
WATERS EARLY.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE AND WED...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S 
OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-242130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W...
1030 AM CDT SAT JUL 24 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 
8 FT. S OF 28N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED 
TSTMS.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. 
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE AND WED...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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FORECASTER NELSON