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FZNT24 KNHC 070930
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT SAT AUG 07 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. 

GMZ089-071530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT SAT AUG 07 2010

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE FROM NW FLORIDA TO 27N97W CONTINUE TONIGHT 
THEN ALONG 27N SUN THROUGH WED AS WEAK FRONTAL TROUGH PUSHES S 
INTO COASTAL WATERS MON.  WEAK LOW PRES MAY DEVELOP ON TROUGH 
TUE DRIFT NW OVER LAND LATE WED.  TROPICAL WAVE EXPECTED TO MOVE 
ACROSS BAY OF CAMPECHE SUN AND MON. 

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GMZ080-071530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT SAT AUG 07 2010
 
.TODAY...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E 
OF 95W S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH MON...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 26N.
.TUE...W OF 95W S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
E OF 95W SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.WED...S OF 27N W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 

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GMZ082-071530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT SAT AUG 07 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT NE LATE TONIGHT. 
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
3 FT. E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG TROPICAL WAVE.
.TUE AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT WED. 
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.                                 

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GMZ084-071530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT SAT AUG 07 2010

.TODAY 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 TO 15 KT NEAR
YUCATAN SUN. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT EXCEPT TO 5 FT IN NEAR YUCATAN SUN.
.MON AND TUE...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
S OF 26N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED...N OF 25N W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE 
WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
 
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GMZ086-071530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT SAT AUG 07 2010
 
.TODAY 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 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...N OF 27N W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFT N TUE. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.WED...N OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 27N E TO 
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES