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FZNT24 KNHC 281507
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT WED JUL 28 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. 

GMZ089-282130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT WED JUL 28 2010

.SYNOPSIS...A 1021 MB HIGH LOCATED NEAR 28N88W WITH A RIDGE W TO 
THE NE TEXAS COAST WILL MOVE TO THE NW PORTION OF THE GULF FRI 
AS A TROUGH CLIPS THE FAR NE PART FRI THROUGH SUN.
 
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GMZ080-282130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT WED JUL 28 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITH SE 
SWELL. E OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 
10 KT NE PART. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 94W.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF 94W SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN 
SE SWELL. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 5 
TO 10 KT NE PART. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ082-282130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT WED JUL 28 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PART.
.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 THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT NE WINDS 15 KT 
WITHIN 90 NM OF YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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GMZ084-282130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT WED JUL 28 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 
KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 EXCEPT 15 TO 
20 WITHIN 60 NM OF THE YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT...HIGHEST NEAR THE YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 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...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.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
FROM 24N TO 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 
24N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ086-282130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W...
1030 AM CDT WED JUL 28 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 
1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT NE TO E 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 24N. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT S OF 
24N.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 

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FORECASTER GR