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FZNT24 KNHC 141530
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT SAT AUG 14 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. 

GMZ089-142130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT SAT AUG 14 2010

.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE ALONG 26N WILL REMAIN THROUGH TUE...THEN 
WEAKEN AND SHIFT N TO NEAR 29N WED AND THU. A WEAK LOW INLAND 
OVER CENTRAL ALABAMA IS FORECAST TO MOVE BACK S TO NEAR MOBILE 
ALABAMA SUN NIGHT...THEN DRIFT W TO SW ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF 
COASTAL PLAINS THROUGH LATE MON BEFORE INLAND ACROSS SOUTHERN 
LOUISIANA AND NE TEXAS TUE AND WED. 
   
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GMZ080-142130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT SAT AUG 14 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...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 2 
TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 28N WINDS BECOMING SW TO W 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 28N W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 
1 TO 2 FT. S OF 28N E OF 94W WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.MON...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT N OF 28N SW TO W 
INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT EARLY...BUILDING TO 2 
TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N.
.TUE...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT FAR E PORTION 
S TO SW INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N.
.WED...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT FAR N PORTION 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT FAR N PORTION BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT.
.THU...WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT FAR W PORTION
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT FAR W PORTION 5 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ082-142130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT SAT AUG 14 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 23N E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E OF 94W
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT FAR NW PART SE TO S
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT FAR NW PART 3 TO 5 FT.
         
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GMZ084-142130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT SAT AUG 14 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO
2 TO 4 FT TONIGHT. S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT S OF 
23N E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS N OF 28N.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT. FROM 24 TO 27N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
1 TO 2 FT. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON AND TUE...N OF 28N WINDS BECOMING S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
...DIMINISHING TO SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING
TO 2 TO 3 FT TUE. S OF 28N WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 
SUBSIDING 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. 

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GMZ086-142130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT SAT AUG 14 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 
15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 
KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.MON...N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS NEAR 1 FT.
.TUE AND WED...WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.THU...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 
26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE