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FZNT24 KNHC 052033
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-060330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 PM CDT THU AUG 05 2010

.SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE BAY OF 
CAMPECHE SUN AND EARLY MON. AN E TO W RIDGE WILL EXTENDS ACROSS 
THE NORTHERN WATERS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY 
WILL BRUSH THE NE GULF MON AND STALL IN THE AREA TUE.

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GMZ080-060330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT THU AUG 05 2010
 
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 95W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 29N FRI AND SAT.

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GMZ082-060330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT THU AUG 05 2010

.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE WINDS 
15 KT ALONG YUCATAN COAST DURING EVENINGS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. E 
OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE MON. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS WITH TROPICAL WAVE.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS OR TSTMS MOVING W OF AREA.

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GMZ084-060330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT THU AUG 05 2010

.TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 
27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT ALONG YUCATAN COAST 
THIS EVENING. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS N PART.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...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 BECOMING NE WINDS ALONG 
YUCATAN COAST IN EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 
23N FRI AND SAT. 
.MON AND TUE...N OF 26N VARIABLE SW TO W WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT ALONG 
YUCATAN COAST IN EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 
24N MON. 
 
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GMZ086-060330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 PM CDT THU AUG 05 2010
 
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...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 FRI AND SAT.
.MON AND TUE...N OF 26N VARIABLE W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING S 
TUE. 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 COBB