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FZNT24 KNHC 151448
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-152130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT SUN AUG 15 2010

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE ALONG 26N WILL WEAKEN AS A LOW 
DEVELOPS OVER THE FAR NE GULF MON AND DRIFTS W TOWARDS SE 
LOUISIANA TUE.

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GMZ080-152130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT SUN AUG 15 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON 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.
.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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GMZ082-152130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT SUN AUG 15 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 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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GMZ084-152130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT SUN AUG 15 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON 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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GMZ086-152130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT SUN AUG 15 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON 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/DGS