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FZNT24 KNHC 120915
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL 
HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT THU AUG 12 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. 

GMZ089-121530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT THU AUG 12 2010

.SYNOPSIS...REMNANTLOW PRES OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION FIVE OVER N 
CENTRAL GULF INLAND TODAY.  RIDGE BUILD FROM E TO W ALONG 25N 
THU THROUGH FRI SHIFT N TO ALONG 27N MON.

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GMZ080-121530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT THU AUG 12 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME S FRI NIGHT 
THEN DIMINISH TO 5 KT E OF 94W SAT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...E OF 94W SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ082-121530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT THU AUG 12 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 21N E OF 94W S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 KT 
MON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDE TO 1 FT MON.
         
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GMZ084-121530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT THU AUG 12 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH 
TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN S SWELL. S OF 25N SE TO S 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME SE THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
TSTMS N OF 27N.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISH  
TO 5 TO 10 KT FRI NIGHT AND SAT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDE TO 1 TO 
3 FT SAT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
.SUN AND MON...N OF 28N W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. FROM 
26N TO 28N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N SE 
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 23N.

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GMZ086-121530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT THU AUG 12 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOME NW 
SUN. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. S OF 24N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.MON...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 
24N TO 27N S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 
5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES