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FZNT24 KNHC 082049
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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. 

GMZ089-090330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 PM CDT SUN AUG 08 2010

.SYNOPSIS...NORTHERN EXTENT OF TROPICAL WAVE CURRENTLY OVER BAY 
OF CAMPECHE WILL MOVE W OF AREA MON. FRONTAL TROUGH LIES 
OVER THE GULF FROM TAMPA BAY TO 28N85W TO NEAR GRANDE ISLE 
LOUISIANA. DEVELOPING LOW PRES ALONG FRONTAL TROUGH OFF FLORIDA
EAST COAST WILL MOV TO 28N86W TUE...28N88W WED...AND 29N90W 
THU...THEN INLAND OVER LOUISIANA FRI. 

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GMZ080-090330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT SUN AUG 08 2010
 
.TONIGHT AND MON...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
3 FT. E OF 94W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S WINDS 
S OF 27N MON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.MON NIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 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 THROUGH WED...W OF 93W S TO SE WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING 
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT WED. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 
10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT WED. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 
2 TO 4 FT WED.
.THU AND FRI...OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 120 NM OF LOW PRES 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 28N SW TO W 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 28N W TO NW 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NE PART.

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GMZ082-090330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT SUN AUG 08 2010

.TONIGHT AND MON...W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
4 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITHIN 120 NM E OF 
WAVE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 23N ALONG TROPICAL 
WAVE.
.MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING 
TO 10 KT WED. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT NE 15 TO 20 KT NEAR
YUCATAN PENINSULA EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
                                 
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GMZ084-090330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT SUN AUG 08 2010

.TONIGHT...N OF FRONTAL TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. N OF 25N TO FRONTAL TROUGH W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. S OF 25N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
NEAR YUCATAN. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 27N.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 25N N WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE N OF 29N 
MON NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING 
VARIABLE N OF 23N AND E WINDS 15 KT NEAR YUCATAN MON NIGHT. SEAS 
1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS E PART.
.TUE THROUGH WED...WITHIN 150 NM NE AND 60 NM SW SEMICIRCLE OF 
LOW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT WED. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE WED. 
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 23N TO 27N 
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SW TO W WINDS BEHIND LOW 
PRES. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 23N VARIABLE 
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT NEAR YUCATAN 
DURING EVENINGS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 24N.
.THU...OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 120 NM E SEMICIRCLE OF LOW 
PRES WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N S TO SW 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 
15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NW PART.
.FRI...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 
26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N PART.

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GMZ086-090330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 PM CDT SUN AUG 08 2010
 
.TONIGHT...N OF FRONTAL TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. S OF FRONTAL TROUGH SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 26N.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 3 FT. S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS.
.TUE THROUGH WED...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
BECOMING SE TO S WINDS WED. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS TUE
MOVING W OF AREA WED.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 26N S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW FRI.  
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER COBB