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FZNT24 KNHC 061521
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-062130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 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. A WEAK LOW PRES SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP IN THE 
NE GULF MON AND LINGER TUE.

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GMZ080-062130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT FRI AUG 06 2010
 
.THIS AFTERNOON AND SAT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 28N.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT S TO SW 
WINDS N OF 28N. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...W OF 96W S TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 96W 
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ082-062130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT FRI AUG 06 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT NIGHT...W OF 95W S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 
1 TO 2 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 15 
KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING EVENINGS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 
FT. SCATTERED TSTMS WITH TROPICAL WAVE.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-062130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT FRI AUG 06 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT 
EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL SAT THROUGH SUN. SCATTERED 
TSTMS S OF 23N SAT AND SAT NIGHT.
.MON AND TUE...N OF 26N NW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO 
NE TUE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT 
BECOMING S TO SW WINDS TUE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 
25N MON AND S OF 27N TUE.
 
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GMZ086-062130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT FRI AUG 06 2010
 
.THIS AFTERNOON 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 27N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 N OF 28N TUE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N S TO SW 
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 25N MON AND ENTIRE AREA TUE.

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FORECASTER SCHAUER