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FZNT24 KNHC 031528
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-032130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT TUE AUG 03 2010

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK 1019 MB HIGH CENTERED OVER THE NE GULF WILL 
COLLAPSE WED EVENING AS THE ATLC HIGH PRES RIDGE BEGINS TO BUILD 
WEAKLY W ACROSS THE NE GULF. HIGH PRES WILL THEN BUILD FURTHER W
ALONG 28N THROUGH SAT. N PORTIONS OF A TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE W 
ACROSS THE BAY OF CAMPECHE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED MORNING. A 
SECOND TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE SOUTHERN WATERS FRI 
THROUGH SAT. 

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GMZ080-032130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT TUE AUG 03 2010
 
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...VARIABLE MAINLY SE WINDS 5 TO 10 
KT SHIFTING TO S TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED 
SHOWERS.
.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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GMZ082-032130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT TUE AUG 03 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE TO 
E 10 TO 15 KT E OF 93W IN THE EVENINGS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED 
TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.

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GMZ084-032130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT TUE AUG 03 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 
KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N WINDS BECOMING NE TO E 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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GMZ086-032130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT TUE AUG 03 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 25N.
.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 STRIPLING