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FZNT24 KNHC 150816
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT SUN AUG 15 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. 

GMZ089-151530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT SUN AUG 15 2010

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK HIGH PRES RIDGE EXTENDS FROM THE E CENTRAL 
GULF W ALONG 26N...THEN NW AND INTO SE TEXAS THIS MORNING AND 
WILL WEAKEN THROUGH MON AS ELONGATED LOW PRES ACROSS THE SE GULF 
STATES SINKS S TO THE N GULF COASTS LATE TONIGHT. THIS LOW WILL 
THEN SHIFT SLOWLY SW TO NEAR THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI BY TUE 
MORNING AND THEN TURN NW AND INLAND ACROSS SW LOUISIANA TUE 
EVENING AND NIGHT. THERE IS SOME POTENTIAL FOR THIS LOW PRES 
SYSTEM TO GENERATE SIGNIFICANT SHOWERS AND TSTMS AS IT MOVES 
OVER WATER...AND PRODUCE STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS. 

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GMZ080-151530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT SUN AUG 15 2010

.TODAY THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO 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 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 28N S 
TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT FAR NE 
PORTIONS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 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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GMZ082-151530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT SUN AUG 15 2010

.TODAY THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 
15 TO 20 KT ALONG THE N AND W COASTS OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA 
EACH EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS S 
OF 21N.
.WED AND THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
         
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GMZ084-151530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT SUN AUG 15 2010

.TODAY THROUGH MON...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 
3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
ISOLATED TSTMS FAR N WATERS.
.WED AND THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ086-151530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT SUN AUG 15 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED 
TSTMS FLORIDA BAY.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 
10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N SW TO S WINDS 10 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE THROUGH THU...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER STRIPLING