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FZNT24 KNHC 122055
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-130330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 PM CDT THU AUG 12 2010

.SYNOPSIS...REMNANT LOW OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION FIVE JUST INLAND 
SE LOUISIANA WILL WEAKEN TO A TROUGH FRI. AN E TO W RIDGE WILL 
CONTINUE ALONG 25N THROUGH FRI NIGHT...THEN SHIFT N TO ALONG 27N 
SAT THROUGH SUN. A LOW WILL FORM OVER S ALABAMA ON MON WITH A 
SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDING SW TO THE TEXAS COAST. LOW WILL 
RETROGRADE W TO OVER S LOUISIANA ON TUE. 

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GMZ080-130330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT THU AUG 12 2010

.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT...HIGHEST W OF 94W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N.
.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. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N.
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N.

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GMZ082-130330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT THU AUG 12 2010

.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. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS ENTIRE AREA.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT MON. 
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
         
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GMZ084-130330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT THU AUG 12 2010

.TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 
10 TO 15 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 
FT LATE 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 SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 
4 FT SAT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 
KT SAT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS N OF 26N. 
.MON AND TUE...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 SHOWERS AND TSTMS N 
OF 25N. 

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GMZ086-130330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 PM CDT THU AUG 12 2010

.TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
FROM 25N TO 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 
25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. 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 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 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 AND TUE...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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS 
ENTIRE AREA.

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FORECASTER FORMOSA