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FZNT24 KNHC 022102
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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. 

GMZ089-030330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 PM CDT MON AUG 02 2010

.SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE W ACROSS THE BAY OF 
CAMPECHE TONIGHT. A N TO S TROUGH OVER THE CENTRAL WATERS WILL 
MOVE W AND INTO S TEXAS AND NE MEXICO TUE AFTERNOON. THE ATLC 
HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL BUILD W ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF WATERS 
LATE TONIGHT AND CHANGE LITTLE THROUGH THU.

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GMZ080-030330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT MON AUG 02 2010
 
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR TROUGH.
.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 SAT...W OF 95W SE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 
15 KT AT NIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. E OF 95W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ082-030330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT MON AUG 02 2010

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT E OF 92W. SEAS 
1 TO 3 FT...HIGHEST E OF 92W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED 
TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE.
.TUE THROUGH SAT...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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GMZ084-030330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT MON AUG 02 2010

.TONIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 
WINDS E OF 87W. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT.
.TUE 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 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S 
OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS 15 KT WITHIN 60 
NM OF YUCATAN COAST. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT NEAR THE 
YUCATAN CHANNEL SAT.  

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GMZ086-030330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 PM CDT MON AUG 02 2010

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 
ISOLATED TSTMS S PART.
.WED THROUGH SAT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E IN THE 
EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER GR