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FZNT24 KNHC 300303
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM 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. 

GMZ089-300930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 PM CDT THU JUL 29 2010

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES 1019 MB CENTERED AT 28N92W DOMINATES BASIN 
WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE ANTICYCLONIC FLOW.  HIGH PRES DRIFT S-SW 
AND WEAKEN FRI AS FRONTAL TROUGH MOVES INTO FAR NE GULF.

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GMZ080-300930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 
PM CDT THU JUL 29 2010

.TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.  E OF 
94W NW TO N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...W OF 94W S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. E OF 94W NW TO N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT.  

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GMZ082-300930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT THU JUL 29 2010

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT NEAR 
YUCATAN COAST. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 
FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT INCREASE TO 15 KT S OF 
22N MON AND TUE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ084-300930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT THU JUL 29 2010

.TONIGHT...N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 
27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISH TO 5 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 27N.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 26N FRI NIGHT.
.SAT THROUGH TUE...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOME SE 
MON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 24N TO 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT 
BECOME E 10 TO 15 KT MON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 
5 TO 10 KT INCREASE TO 15 KT MON. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ086-300930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W...
1030 PM CDT THU JUL 29 2010

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS 
N OF 27N.
.FRI THROUGH TUE...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES