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FZNT24 KNHC 290829
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT THU JUL 29 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. 

GMZ089-291530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT THU JUL 29 2010

.SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH OVER THE NE GULF WILL DISSIPATE TODAY. 1021 
MB HIGH PRES CENTERED NEAR 29N91W WITH A RIDGE EXTENDING INTO 
TEXAS WILL SHIFT W TO 95W FRI AS A TROUGH MOVES INTO THE FAR NE 
GULF FROM LOUISIANA. HIGH PRES RIDGES EASTWARD ACROSS THE GULF 
SUN AND MON.
 
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GMZ080-291530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT THU JUL 29 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT TONIGHT. E OF 94W NE 
TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT 
IN SE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT TONIGHT.
.FRI THROUGH MON...W OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING 
SE TO S MON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT SAT THROUGH 
MON. E OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 
KT SAT...THEN BECOMING S TO SW SUN AND MON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ082-291530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT THU JUL 29 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE NEAR 
YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 
TO 4 FT TONIGHT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT NEAR 
YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 
TO 2 FT SAT.
.SUN AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT NEAR 
YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ084-291530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT THU JUL 29 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 3 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 
10 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT LATE 
TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 26N.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT N TO NE S 
OF 26N...BECOMING VARIABLE THROUGHOUT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 26N FRI NIGHT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E 
TO SE MON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 24N TO 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 
10 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT MON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 24N 
NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT MON. SEAS 1 
TO 3 FT.

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GMZ086-291530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W...
430 AM CDT THU JUL 29 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N.
.FRI THROUGH MON...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING 
VARIABLE LATE SUN AND MON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E 
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE SUN AND MON. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT MON.

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FORECASTER LEWITSKY