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FZNT24 KNHC 050304
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-050930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 PM CDT WED AUG 04 2010

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK RIDGE ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTION WILL 
BECOME REINFORCED BY A WESTWARD BUILDING ATLC RIDGE THROUGH
FRI NIGHT...THEN WEAKEN SLIGHTLY THROUGH MON.

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GMZ080-050930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 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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GMZ082-050930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 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 MAINLY FAR S PORTION.

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GMZ084-050930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 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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GMZ086-050930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 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/AGUIRRE