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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO...CORRECTED 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL 
HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT THU AUG 12 2010

CORRECTED A SECTION OF MIDDLE GULF ZONE TO INCLUDE WINDS AND 
SEAS 

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. 

GMZ089-122130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT THU AUG 12 2010

.SYNOPSIS...REMNANT LOW OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION FIVE JUST INLAND
SE LOUISIANA WILL WEAKEN TO A TROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. A RIDGE
WILL BUILD ALONG 25N TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...THEN SHIFT N TO 
27N SAT THROUGH MON.

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GMZ080-122130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT THU AUG 12 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON...E OF 92W SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
W OF 92W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS N OF 28N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 28N.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT...HIGHEST W OF 94W.
.SUN...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE 
SWELL. E OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.MON...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT N OF 28N SW TO W 10 
KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ082-122130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT THU AUG 12 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 21N E OF 94W SE TO 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. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN AND MON...E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT MON. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT MON.
         
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GMZ084-122130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W...CORRECTED 
1030 AM CDT THU AUG 12 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TONIGHT. FROM 24N TO 27N SW WINDS 10 TO 
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 26N.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 
15 KT...AND TO 5 TO 10 KT SAT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT SAT. 
S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 KT SAT. 
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 26N. 
.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. 

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GMZ086-122130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT THU AUG 12 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING
TO 3 TO 5 FT TONIGHT. FROM 25N TO 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE
TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N.
ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS S OF 27N.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 
KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N S WINDS 5 TO 10 
KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PORTION. ISOLATED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE.
.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 AGUIRRE