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FZNT24 KNHC 020822
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT MON AUG 02 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. 

GMZ089-021530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT MON AUG 02 2010

.SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE W THROUGH THE BAY OF 
CAMPECHE TODAY. A N TO S TROUGH OVER THE CENTRAL WATERS WILL 
MOVE W AND DISSIPATE OVER E TEXAS TONIGHT. AN E TO W RIDGE WILL 
BUILD W ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF WATERS LATE TONIGHT AND CHANGE 
LITTLE THROUGH FRI.

$$
GMZ080-021530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT MON AUG 02 2010
 
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT 
OR LESS.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 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.

$$
GMZ082-021530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT MON AUG 02 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 
10 TO 15 KT E OF 92W TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
ISOLATED TSTMS S PART.
.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.

$$
GMZ084-021530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT MON AUG 02 2010

.TODAY THROUGH THU...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 
ISOLATED TSTMS S PART.  
.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.  

$$
GMZ086-021530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT MON AUG 02 2010

.TODAY THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 FT. S OF 25N NE TO WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 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 3 FT.

$$
FORECASTER NELSON