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FZNT24 KNHC 272045
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT TUE JUL 27 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. 

GMZ089-280330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 PM CDT TUE JUL 27 2010

.SYNOPSIS...A COASTAL TROUGH WILL DEVELOP OVER THE SW BAY OF 
CAMPECHE DURING DAYLIGHT AND MOVE INLAND AND DISSIPATE EACH 
NIGHT THROUGH THE PERIOD. HIGH PRES WILL MEANDER OVER THE NW 
WATERS THROUGH THE PERIOD. A SERIES OF WEAK FRONTAL TROUGHS 
WILL MOVE THROUGH THE NE WATERS THROUGH THE PERIOD. 
 
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GMZ080-280330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT TUE JUL 27 2010

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE 
SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT WED NIGHT.
.THU THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ082-280330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT TUE JUL 27 2010

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT BECOMING 
NE ALONG YUCATAN PENINSULA IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT BECOMING
NE ALONG YUCATAN PENINSULA IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.

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GMZ084-280330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT TUE JUL 27 2010

.TONIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.WED...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED NIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N N 
TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING 2 TO 4 
FT YUCATAN CHANNEL.    

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GMZ086-280330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W...
430 PM CDT TUE JUL 27 2010

.TONIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED 
TSTMS. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SUN...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT 
OR LESS. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

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FORECASTER NELSON