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FZNT24 KNHC 050834
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT THU AUG 05 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. 

GMZ089-051530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT THU AUG 05 2010

.SYNOPSIS...AN E TO W RIDGE WILL EXTENDS ACROSS THE NORTHERN 
WATERS THROUGH THE PERIOD. A TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE 
BAY OF CAMPECHE SAT AND SUN.

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GMZ080-051530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT THU AUG 05 2010
 
.TODAY 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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GMZ082-051530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT THU AUG 05 2010

.TODAY 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 INCREASING TO 15 
KT ALONG YUCATAN COAST DURING EVENINGS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 21N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 21N NE 
TO E WINDS 15 KT. SCATTERED TSTMS WITH TROPICAL WAVE.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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GMZ084-051530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT THU AUG 05 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N S WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N 
VARIABLE  WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS N PART 
TODAY. 
.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. 
ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 28N. 
 
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GMZ086-051530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT THU AUG 05 2010
 
.TODAY 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. 
ISOLATED TSTMS. 

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FORECASTER NELSON