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FZNT24 KNHC 080917
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT SUN AUG 08 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. 

GMZ089-081530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT SUN AUG 08 2010

.SYNOPSIS...NORTHERN EDGE OF TROPICAL WAVE CURRENTLY OVER BAY OF 
CAMPECHE MOVE W OF AREA LATE TODAY OR TONIGHT.  RIDGE FROM 
FLORIDA KEYS TO 28N96W SLOWLY DRIFTS S THROUGH WED AS WEAK 
FRONTAL TROUGH PUSHES S INTO NE GULF.  WEAK LOW PRES FORECAST TO 
DEVELOP OFF FLORIDA COAST TUE AND DRIFT SW INTO MIDDLE GULF WED 
AND TO NEAR SE LOUISIANA THU.

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GMZ080-081530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT SUN AUG 08 2010
 
.TODAY THROUGH MON...W OF 94W S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. E OF 
94W  S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
.MON NIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
E OF 94W SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...W OF 94W S TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E 
OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.THU...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. E OF 95W W 
TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT NE PORTION.

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GMZ082-081530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT SUN AUG 08 2010
 
.TODAY 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 SHIFT SE BEHIND 
TROPICAL WAVE AND INCREASE TO 20 KT WITHIN 120 NM E OF WAVE. 
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG TROPICAL WAVE.
.MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISH TO 
10 KT WED AND THU. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
                                 
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GMZ084-081530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT SUN AUG 08 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT 
NEAR YUCATAN TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT EXCEPT TO 5 FT IN NEAR  
YUCATAN TONIGHT. ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 25N TODAY.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
FT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED 
TSTMS N OF 27N.
.TUE AND WED...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME SE 20 
KT LATE WED. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILD TO 6 FT WED. S OF 27N W TO NW 
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOME SW LATE WED. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED 
TSTMS N OF 26N.
.THU...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N SE 
TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 

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GMZ086-081530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT SUN AUG 08 2010
 
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N N WINDS WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
FT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS.
.TUE AND WED...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME SE 20 
KT WED. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFT 
SW WED. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.THU...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N SE 
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES