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FZNT24 KNHC 042125
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-050330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 PM CDT WED AUG 04 2010

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK RIDGE 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 
BAY OF CAMPECHE SAT. 

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GMZ080-050330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT WED AUG 04 2010
 
.TONIGHT THROUGH MON...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 
2 FT. E OF 95W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ082-050330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT WED AUG 04 2010

.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...W OF 96W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 2 FT. E OF 96W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS BAY OF CAMPECHE SAT AND SAT EVENING. 

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GMZ084-050330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT WED AUG 04 2010

.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 27N S WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S 
OF 27N SE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 
27N. 
.FRI THROUGH MON...N OF 26N S TO SW 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. 
SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 27N. 
 
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GMZ086-050330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 PM CDT WED AUG 04 2010
 
.TONIGHT THROUGH M0N...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. 
SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 26N. 

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FORECASTER FORMOSA