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FZNT24 KNHC 260242
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM 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. 

GMZ089-260930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 PM CDT SUN JUL 25 2010

.SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH WILL ENTER THE FAR SE WATERS MON AND MOVE 
NW ACROSS THE CENTRAL WATERS MON NIGHT...ACROSS THE W PORTION 
TUE REACHING THE TEXAS COAST WED. AN ATLC RIDGE WILL THEN BUILD 
W ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF WATERS MON NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT. 
HIGH PRES WILL DEVELOP OVER THE NW WATERS THU AND FRI AS A 
TROUGH MOVES INTO THE NE WATERS. 
 
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GMZ080-260930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT SUN JUL 25 2010

.TONIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS W OF 92W.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. E OF 95W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. 
.WED...W OF 94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 94W 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL.
.THU AND FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT 
THU NIGHT AND FRI. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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GMZ082-260930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT SUN JUL 25 2010

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 
TO 20 KT E OF 93W MON NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT E 
PART LATE. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT
2 TO 4 FT BAY OF CAMPECHE.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 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.
.FRI...W OF 95W SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 95W NE 
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
 
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GMZ084-260930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT SUN JUL 25 2010

.TONIGHT THROUGH MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT NE PART TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 
28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 
FT 3 FT S OF 24N.
.FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ086-260930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W...
1030 PM CDT SUN JUL 25 2010

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 26N.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON NIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N E 
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S 
OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT IN 
GULF STREAM.
.WED AND THU...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER NELSON