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FZNT24 KNHC 030840
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT TUE AUG 03 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. 

GMZ089-031530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT TUE AUG 03 2010

.SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE BAY OF 
CAMPECHE AND INLAND MEXICO WED MORNING. A SECOND TROPICAL WAVE 
WILL MOVE THOUGH SOUTHERN WATERS FRI AND SAT. AN E TO W RIDGE 
WILL MEANDER ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF WATERS THROUGH SAT. 

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GMZ080-031530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT TUE AUG 03 2010
 
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO S 
TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS NE WATERS TODAY.
.WED THROUGH SAT...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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GMZ082-031530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT TUE AUG 03 2010

.TODAY THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 
15 KT IN THE EVENINGS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS S PART 
THROUGH WED MORNING.

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GMZ084-031530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT TUE AUG 03 2010

.TODAY 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.  

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GMZ086-031530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT TUE AUG 03 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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.
.WED THROUGH SAT...N OF 27N 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 NELSON