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FZNT24 KNHC 282117
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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. 

GMZ089-290330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 PM CDT WED JUL 28 2010

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES 1021 MB AT 30N89W WITH RIDGE TO NE TEXAS 
COAST MOVE TO NW GULF FRI AS TROUGH CLIPS FAR NE PART OF GULF.
 
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GMZ080-290330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT WED JUL 28 2010

.TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE WINDS 15 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 
4 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED 
TSTMS W OF 94W.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF 94W SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI THROUGH MON...WINDS SE 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ082-290330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT WED JUL 28 2010

.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 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS  
W OF 95W.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE ALONG 
YUCATAN PENINSULA THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 15 KT 
WITHIN 90 NM OF YUCATAN COAST EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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GMZ084-290330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT WED JUL 28 2010

.TONIGHT AND THU...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.THU NIGHT...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...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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GMZ086-290330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W...
430 PM CDT WED JUL 28 2010

.TONIGHT...N OF 25N N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
S OF 25N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFT NW THU 
NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI THROUGH MON...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 WALLY BARNES