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FZNT24 KNHC 030314
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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. 

GMZ089-030930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 PM CDT MON AUG 02 2010

.SYNOPSIS...A NEW TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE BAY OF 
CAMPECHE TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT. THE ATLC HIGH PRES RIDGE 
WILL BUILD W ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF WATERS LATE TONIGHT 
THROUGH THU AND REMAIN OVER THE NORTHERN GULF FRI AND SAT.

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GMZ080-030930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT MON AUG 02 2010
 
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 92W.
.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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GMZ082-030930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT MON AUG 02 2010

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITHIN 90 
NM OF THE YUCATAN AND BAY OF CAMPECHE COAST. SEAS 1 TO 3 
FT...HIGHEST S OF 20N. 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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GMZ084-030930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 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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GMZ086-030930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 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 SCHAUER