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FZNT24 KNHC 150239
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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. 

GMZ089-150930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 PM CDT SAT AUG 14 2010

.SYNOPSIS...AN E TO W RIDGE WILL EXTEND ALONG 26N THROUGH TUE 
THEN SHIFT N EXTENDING FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO NE MEXICO 
WED AND THU. A WEAK LOW PRES INLAND OVER CENTRAL ALABAMA IS 
EXPECTED TO MEANDER OVER THE N CENTRAL COASTAL PLAINS THROUGH 
MID WEEK THEN LIFT NW OF AREA AS THE RIDGE AXIS SHIFTS NORTHWARD.

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GMZ080-150930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT SAT AUG 14 2010

.TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 
27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS 
FAR NE WATERS. 
.SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 27N W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. S OF 27N W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S 
OF 27N E OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. AS OF 
28N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS NE 
PART. 
.WED...N OF 28N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 28N S 
TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-150930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT SAT AUG 14 2010

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED AND THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
         
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GMZ084-150930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT SAT AUG 14 2010

.TONIGHT THROUGH MON...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
ISOLATED SHOWERS.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE ...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 
FT. S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS 
FAR N WATERS.
.WED AND THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ086-150930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 PM CDT SAT AUG 14 2010

.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 
2 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. ISOLATED TSTMS 
FLORIDA BAY.
.MON THROUGH THU...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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FORECASTER NELSON