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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT MON AUG 09 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. 

GMZ089-100330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 PM CDT MON AUG 09 2010

.SYNOPSIS...A 1012 MB LOW...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...IS NEAR 
FORT MYERS FLORIDA. A SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS NW FROM THE LOW TO 
THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. THE LOW WILL DRIFT W TO 
26N84W TUE...TO 28N88W WED...THEN MOVE TO SOUTHERN LOUISIANA 
NEAR 30N92W ON THU AS HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER THE EASTERN PORTION. 
THE HIGH WILL DOMINATE OVER THE GULF FRI AND SAT.

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GMZ080-100330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT MON AUG 09 2010
 
.TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.  E OF 
94W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...W OF 93W S TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
E OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ082-100330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT MON AUG 09 2010

.TONIGHT THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING 
TO 10 KT WED. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.FRI AND SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 15 TO 20 KT SAT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
                                 
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GMZ084-100330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT MON AUG 09 2010

.TONIGHT AND TUE...N OF 24N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
S OF 24N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS N 
OF 26N.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...WITHIN 120 NM OF LOW PRES WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 29N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
SHIFT SE WED. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT WED. ELSEWHERE 
S OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 
5 FT WED. NUMEROUS TSTMS N OF 26N.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
NUMEROUS TSTMS N OF 26N.
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 26N.

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GMZ086-100330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 PM CDT MON AUG 09 2010

.TONIGHT AND TUE...WITHIN 120 NM OF LOW PRES WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 28N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. ELSEWHERE
S OF 24N W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. NUMEROUS 
TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING
TO S WED. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.THU THROUGH SAT...N OF 26N S WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 
KT...AND SHIFTING TO SW FRI. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 
26N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.

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FORECASTER FORMOSA