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FZNT24 KNHC 300855
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT FRI JUL 30 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. 

GMZ089-301530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT FRI JUL 30 2010

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES WILL MEANDER OVER THE NW WATERS TILL A 
WEAK TROUGH OVER THE NE GULF DISSIPATES SAT NIGHT. A RIDGE WILL 
BUILD W ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF SUN AND MON. ANOTHER WEAK 
TROUGH MOVES OVER THE WATERS TUE WITH THE HIGH CENTER DEVELOPING 
AGAIN OVER THE NW WATERS.

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GMZ080-301530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 
PM CDT THU JUL 29 2010

.TODAY 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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GMZ082-301530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT FRI JUL 30 2010

.TODAY THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT S OF 
22N MON AND TUE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ084-301530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT FRI JUL 30 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 26N TODAY. 
.SAT THROUGH TUE...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING 
TO SE MON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 24N TO 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 
10 KT BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT MON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 24N NE TO 
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT MON. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ086-301530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W...
430 AM CDT FRI JUL 30 2010

.TODAY 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.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 25N TODAY.

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FORECASTER NELSON