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FZNT24 KNHC 051508
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-052130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT THU AUG 05 2010

.SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE BAY OF 
CAMPECHE SAT AND SUN. AN E TO W RIDGE WILL EXTENDS ACROSS THE 
NORTHERN WATERS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY 
WILL DIP INTO THE NE GULF MON.

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GMZ080-052130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT THU AUG 05 2010
 
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. E OF 95W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT.

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GMZ082-052130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT THU AUG 05 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON...W OF 96W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. E OF 96W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE 
WINDS 15 KT ALONG YUCATAN COAST DURING EVENINGS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS WITH TROPICAL WAVE SAT AND SUN.

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GMZ084-052130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT THU AUG 05 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 
1 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE WINDS ALONG 
YUCATAN COAST IN EVENING. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS N PART 
THIS AFTERNOON. 
.FRI THROUGH MON...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING 
VARIABLE MON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
BECOMING NE WINDS ALONG YUCATAN COAST IN EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 23N FRI AND SAT AND N OF 28N SAT THROUGH 
MON.
 
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GMZ086-052130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT THU AUG 05 2010
 
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 
FT. ISOLATED TSTMS N PART SAT.
.SUN AND MON...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE 
LATE MON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N PART.

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FORECASTER SCHAUER