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FZNT24 KNHC 010900
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT SUN AUG 01 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. 

GMZ089-011530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT SUN AUG 01 2010

.SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH EXTENDS FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE SW TO 
NEAR 24N88W WHERE IT IS MERGING WITH THE NORTHERN EXTENSION OF A 
TROPICAL WAVE. A RIDGE WILL BUILD W ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF 
WATERS PUSHING THIS MERGED TROUGH W TO ALONG 90W EARLY TONIGHT 
AND ALONG 93W MON THEN DISSIPATING MON NIGHT OVER THE EXTREME W 
WATERS. 

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GMZ080-011530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 
430 AM CDT SUN AUG 01 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 
KT MON NIGHT AND TUE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.WED AND THU...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT WED
NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.   

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GMZ082-011530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT SUN AUG 01 2010

.TODAY THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E IN 
THE EVENINGS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ084-011530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT SUN AUG 01 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING S 
TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
.MON THROUGH THU...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.  

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GMZ086-011530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W...
430 AM CDT SUN AUG 01 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING 
VARIABLE TONIGHT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N.
.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 2 TO 4 FT.

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FORECASTER NELSON