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FZNT24 KNHC 250927
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT SUN JUL 25 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. 

GMZ089-251530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT SUN JUL 25 2010

.SYNOPSIS...THE REMNANT LOW OF BONNIE JUST INLAND SE LOUISIANA
IS MOVING AWAY FROM THE AREA WHILE A TROUGH LINGERS OVER THE FAR 
SW GULF. THE TROUGH WILL REMAIN THROUGH MON NIGHT AS A ANOTHER
TROUGH ENTERS THE FAR SE WATERS TONIGHT...THEN MOVES ACROSS
THE MIDDLE PORTION MON AND MON NIGHT AND THE WESTERN PORTION 
TUE REACHING THE TEXAS COAST WED. THE TROUGH WILL BE FOLLOWED BY
INCREASING WINDS AND SEAS. AN ATLC RIDGE WILL THEN BUILD W 
ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF WATERS MON NIGHT THROUGH THU.
 
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GMZ080-251530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT SUN JUL 25 2010

.TODAY...S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N 
OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N. ISOLATED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS N OF 26N.
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 26N W OF 93W.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...E OF 95W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 
FT. W OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...W OF 94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 95W 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE PORTION VARIABLE 5 
TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT N PORTION SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 
FT. 

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GMZ082-251530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT SUN JUL 25 2010

.TODAY...S OF 23N W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT WITHIN 60 NM OF
THE YUCATAN PENINSULA NE TO E 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WINDS AND
SEAS HIGHER IN NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 93W. ISOLATED
TSTMS E OF 93W.
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT FROM 20N TO 23N E 
OF 93W INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E OF 93W
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT 
...EXCEPT S OF 20N 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE...N OF 20N E OF 95W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 
TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT...EXCEPT S OF 20N 2 TO 4 FT S OF 20N. 
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS 20 KT 
WITHIN 60 NM OF THE YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
 
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GMZ084-251530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT SUN JUL 25 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 4 FT.
S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 25N AND N OF 28N THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 24N 
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT 
BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT S OF 24N BY AFTERNOON...HIGHEST NEAR THE 
YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.TUE...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 
25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE PART VARIABLE 5 TO 10 
KT NE PART. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT NE PART 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE PART VARIABLE 5 TO 
10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 25N...AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 25N.
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 25N...AND 
2 TO 3 FT N OF 25N.

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GMZ086-251530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W...
430 AM CDT SUN JUL 25 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 
NEAR STRAITS OF FLORIDA 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 
NEAR STRAITS OF FLORIDA 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON NIGHT...S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. FROM 
26N TO 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. N OF 28N 
SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.TUE...S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT LATE. N OF 26N 
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 
.WED...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 K...INCREASING TO 15 TO 
20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 26N 
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.THU...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 
26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE