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FZNT24 KNHC 012102
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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. 

GMZ089-020330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 PM CDT SUN AUG 01 2010

.SYNOPSIS...A BROAD AND WEAK TROUGH EXTENDS FROM THE FLORIDA BIG 
BEND SW THROUGH THE CENTRAL GULF NEAR 23N91W. THE NORTHERN 
EXTENSION OF A TROPICAL WAVE IS OVER THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE 
BAY OF CAMPECHE 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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GMZ080-020330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 
430 PM CDT SUN AUG 01 2010

.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS SE PART. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S 
10 KT MON NIGHT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 
KT W OF 95W TUE NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.WED THROUGH FRI...W OF 95W SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. E OF 
95W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ082-020330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT SUN AUG 01 2010

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE EXCEPT NE 
WINDS 15 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENING.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 
10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 
KT IN THE EVENINGS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ084-020330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT SUN AUG 01 2010

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 
26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.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.  
.FRI...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N 
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ086-020330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W...
430 PM CDT SUN AUG 01 2010

.TONIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 
25N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS 
N OF 27N.
.MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...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 THROUGH FRI...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 GR