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FZNT24 KNHC 010236
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM CDT SAT JUL 31 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. 

GMZ089-010930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 PM CDT SAT JUL 31 2010

.SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH EXTENDS FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE SW TO 
NEAR 24N88W. THE S PORTION OF THIS TROUGH WILL BEGIN TO DRIFT W 
AND DETACH FROM THE N PART AS A TROPICAL WAVE MOVES ACROSS THE 
SW PORTION OF THE GULF SUN. THE N PORTION OF THE TROUGH WILL 
DRIFT NW AND WEAKEN SUN THROUGH MON AS A RIDGE WILL BUILD W 
ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF WATERS.

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GMZ080-010930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 
1030 PM CDT SAT JUL 31 2010

.TONIGHT...W OF 94W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. E 
OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
ISOLATED TSTMS SE PART.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E OF 95W N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. W OF 95W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S 
10 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT W OF 95W 
TUE NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.WED AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.   

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GMZ082-010930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT SAT JUL 31 2010

.TONIGHT...N OF 23N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT NW TO N 
WINDS 10 KT NE PART. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 23N N TO NE WINDS 10 
KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FAR NE 
PART.
.SUN...E OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. W 
OF 95W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.MON THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E IN 
THE EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ084-010930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT SAT JUL 31 2010

.TONIGHT...NW OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SE OF 
TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND NW OF TROUGH.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT 
VARIABLE NE PART. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 
15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.  
.WED AND THU...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S 
OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 
YUCATAN CHANNEL.

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GMZ086-010930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W...
1030 PM CDT SAT JUL 31 2010

.TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING 
VARIABLE SUN NIGHT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED AND THU...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER GR