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FZNT24 KNHC 270328
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM CDT MON JUL 26 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. 

GMZ089-270930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 PM CDT MON JUL 26 2010

.SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH OVER THE CENTRAL WATERS WILL MOVE ACROSS 
THE NW WATERS TUE NIGHT REACHING THE TEXAS COAST WED. A HIGH 
CENTER WILL DEVELOP OVER THE NW WATERS THU THROUGH SAT AS A 
FRONTAL TROUGH MOVES INTO THE NE PORTION.
 
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GMZ080-270930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT MON JUL 26 2010

.TONIGHT...W OF 93W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 
93W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
ISOLATED TSTMS.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT 
...BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT TUE NIGHT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE 
SWELL... SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE.
.THU THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ082-270930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT MON JUL 26 2010

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT E 
OF 93W EARLY. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT E OF 93W LATE.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT WITHIN
60 NM OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA BECOMING NE IN THE EVENING. SEAS 
4 TO 7 FT.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
 
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GMZ084-270930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT MON JUL 26 2010

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 23N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 FT EARLY TUE BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 
KT NE WATERS TUE NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED 
TSTMS TONIGHT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...N OF 24N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 24N NE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 
25N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL.
.SAT...N OF 26N W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 
5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT IN E SWELL.   

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GMZ086-270930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W...
1030 PM CDT MON JUL 26 2010

.TONIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 
25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 27N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT NEAR
STRAITS OF FLORIDA 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE 
TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...N OF 27N W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N NE 
TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...N OF 26N SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE 
TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER NELSON