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FZNT24 KNHC 062113
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-070330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 PM CDT FRI AUG 06 2010

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ALONG 25N/26N REMAINS ENTRENCHED THROUGH LATE 
SUN. WEAK FRONTAL TROUGH PUSHES S INTO FAR NE WATERS MON WITH 
WEAK LOW PRES DEVELOPING TUE. LOW DRIFTS NW TO N-CENTRAL GULF BY 
LATE WED. TROPICAL WAVE MOVES THROUGH BAY OF CAMPECHE SUN AND 
MON. 

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GMZ080-070330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT FRI AUG 06 2010
 
.TONIGHT AND SAT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
FT. E OF 95W 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...LOCALLY 20 KT SUN. 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. SCATTERED
SHOWERS OR TSTMS S OF 26N MON.
.TUE AND WED...W OF 95W S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. E OF 95W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT 
WED. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS E PORTIONS LATE 
TUE AND WED. 

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GMZ082-070330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT FRI AUG 06 2010

.TONIGHT 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 AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 KT 
WED. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-070330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT FRI AUG 06 2010

.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...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...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT
YUCATAN CHANNEL SAT THROUGH SUN. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT 
IN  SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 23N SAT AND SUN.
.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 VARIABLE TUE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 25N 
MON AND S OF 27N TUE.
.WED...N OF 25N VARIABLE NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 
25N SE TO S WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
 
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GMZ086-070330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 PM CDT FRI AUG 06 2010
 
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...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 KT 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.
.WED...N OF 27N S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S 
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. 

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FORECASTER COBB