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FZNT24 KNHC 142119
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-150330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 PM 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 S NEAR MOBILE ALABAMA 
SUN NIGHT...THEN DRIFT W TO SW ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COASTAL 
PLAINS THROUGH LATE MON BEFORE MOVING INLAND ACROSS SOUTHERN 
LOUISIANA AND NE TEXAS TUE AND WED. 
   
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GMZ080-150330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT SAT AUG 14 2010

.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 NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT N OF 28N
E OF 95W 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.
.MON NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 93W SW TO W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING
TO 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 28N W OF 93W W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
ELSEWHERE S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TUE...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. ELSEWHERE S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.WED...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ELSEWHERE S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT FAR W SECTION
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-150330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT SAT AUG 14 2010

.TONIGHT THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
         
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GMZ084-150330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT SAT AUG 14 2010

.TONIGHT...N OF RIDGE SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 
2 TO 4 FT. S OF RIDGE E TO SE WINDS 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 MON NIGHT...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 15 KT BECOMING
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT ESPECIALLY N OF 28N W OF 88W.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BECOMING TO 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TUE...N OF 27N W OF 88W S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
N OF 27N E OF 88W S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 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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GMZ086-150330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 PM CDT SAT AUG 14 2010

.TONIGHT 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 AND MON NIGHT...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 MT