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FZNT24 KNHC 011527
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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. 

GMZ089-012130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT SUN AUG 01 2010

.SYNOPSIS...A BROAD AND WEAK TROUGH EXTENDS FROM NEAR 
APALACHICOLA FLORIDA SW THROUGH THE CENTRAL GULF NEAR 25N90W 
THEN CONTINUES W-SW TO NEAR 23N93W. THE NORTHERN EXTENSION OF A 
TROPICAL WAVE WAS EXITING THE YUCATAN PENINSULA AND ENTERING THE 
FAR SW GULF LATE THIS MORNING AND WILL MOVE SLOWLY W OVER THE 
WATERS THROUGH MIDDAY MON. THE ATLC RIDGE WILL BUILD W ACROSS 
THE NORTHERN GULF WATERS TONIGHT AND PUSH THE TROUGH W TO ALONG 
90W AND TO ALONG 93W MON NIGHT BEFORE DISSIPATING EARLY TUE OVER 
THE EXTREME W WATERS. 

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GMZ080-012130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 
1030 AM CDT SUN AUG 01 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON 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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GMZ082-012130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT SUN AUG 01 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR TROUGH. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS S OF 21N.
.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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GMZ084-012130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT SUN AUG 01 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW OF TROUGH NORTHERLY WINDS 5 TO 
10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SE OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT 
BECOMING S TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED 
TSTMS NEAR TROUGH.
.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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GMZ086-012130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W...
1030 AM CDT SUN AUG 01 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT  
BECOMING VARIABLE TONIGHT. S OF 25N 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 STRIPLING