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FZNT24 KNHC 100919
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT TUE AUG 10 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. 

GMZ089-101530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT TUE AUG 10 2010

.SYNOPSIS...LOW PRES 1010 MB AT 26N83W WITH TROUGH EXTENDING NW 
TO SE LOUISIANA.  LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...MOVE NW 
REACHING NEAR 26N85W EARLY TONIGHT...TO 27N88W WED NIGHT...THEN 
INLAND ACROSS LOUISIANA COAST THU.  IN ITS WAKE...HIGH PRES OVER 
SE PORTION SHIFT N TO ALONG 27N FRI AND SAT.

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GMZ080-101530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT TUE AUG 10 2010
 
.TODAY THROUGH WED...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. E OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 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...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ082-101530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT TUE AUG 10 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT..NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
                                 
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GMZ084-101530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT TUE AUG 10 2010

.TODAY...N OF 28N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.  FROM 26N TO 
28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N SW TO W 
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.  
.TONIGHT AND WED...N OF 27N E OF 88W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N E OF 88W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N W OF 88W N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 
5 FT. S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WINDS AND 
SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR NUMEROUS TSTMS N OF 26N.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 
FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS 
N OF 26N.
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 27N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISH TO 5 KT 
SAT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ086-101530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT TUE AUG 10 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE 
TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TO 
NUMEROUS TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S 
OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS 
N OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 27N.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 27N SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N 
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
.SAT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 25N TO 
27N NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES