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FZNT24 KNHC 041523
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT WED AUG 04 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. 

GMZ089-042130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT WED AUG 04 2010

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK RIDGE WILL EXTENDS E TO W ACROSS THE NORTHERN 
WATERS AND WILL BECOME REINFORCED BY THE ATLC RIDGE BUILDING 
W-SW ACROSS FLORIDA TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT THEN WEAKEN 
SLIGHTLY OVER THE WEEKEND. A TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE 
FAR SW WATERS FRI NIGHT AND SAT. 

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GMZ080-042130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT WED AUG 04 2010
 
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS AROUND 10 
KT. SEAS 2 FT. E OF 95W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT.

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GMZ082-042130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT WED AUG 04 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING NE 
TO E 10 TO 15 KT E OF 93W DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND  
EVENINGS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS BAY OF CAMPECHE 
BECOMING SCATTERED FRI EVENING THROUGH SAT EVENING. 

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GMZ084-042130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT WED AUG 04 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU NIGHT...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 
BECOMING SE THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS NE WATERS 
TODAY. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.  

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GMZ086-042130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT WED AUG 04 2010
 
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 
KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 3 FT. 

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FORECASTER STRIPLING