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FZNT24 KNHC 060930
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT FRI AUG 06 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. 

GMZ089-061530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT FRI AUG 06 2010

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ALONG 29N DRIFT S AS WEAK FRONTAL TROUGH 
PUSHES S INTO FAR NE WATERS.  TROPICAL WAVE MOVE THROUGH BAY OF 
CAMPECHE SUN AND MON.

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GMZ080-061530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT FRI AUG 06 2010
 
.TODAY THROUGH TUE...W OF 95W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
1 TO 2 FT. E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 28N TODAY AND SAT.

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GMZ082-061530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT FRI AUG 06 2010

.TODAY THROUGH SAT NIGHT...W OF 95W S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 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 SHIFT 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.

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GMZ084-061530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT FRI AUG 06 2010

.TODAY THROUGH SUN...N OF 26N SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.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. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED 
TSTMS S OF 24N MON. 
 
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GMZ086-061530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT FRI AUG 06 2010
 
.TODAY THROUGH SUN...N OF 27N SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES