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FZNT24 KNHC 070245
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-070930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 PM CDT FRI AUG 06 2010

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE FROM SW FLORIDA TO 24N95W WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
SAT NIGHT...THEN BECOME ESTABLISHED ALONG 27N SUN THROUGH WED AS
A WEAK FRONTAL TROUGH PUSHES S INTO FAR NE WATERS MON. A WEAK LOW
MAY DEVELOP ON THE FRONT TUE...THEN DRIFT NW TO THE N CENTRAL 
WATERS BY LATE WED. A TROPICAL WAVE IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS 
THE FAR SOUTHERN WATERS SUN AND MON. 

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GMZ080-070930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 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. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT N OF 28N
S TO SW. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS S OF 26N MON.
.TUE...W OF 95W S TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 3 FT. E OF 95W WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E PORTION.
.WED...S OF 27N W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT N PORTION W TO NW.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS E PORTION WED. 

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GMZ082-070930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 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 THROUGH 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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GMZ084-070930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 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 WINDS BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 10 KT AND 
VARIABLE TUE. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 25N MON AND S OF 27N TUE.
.WED...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 25N E 
TO SE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
 
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GMZ086-070930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 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 W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE
TUE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 
1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 25N MON...AND ENTIRE AREA TUE.
.WED...N OF 27N WINDS BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 
27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS 
ENTIRE AREA. 

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE