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FZNT24 KNHC 152050
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-160330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 PM CDT SUN AUG 15 2010

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

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GMZ080-160330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT SUN AUG 15 2010

.TONIGHT 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 1 TO 2 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NE PART.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 15 KT...TO 20 KT E 
OF 93W. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 6 FT FAR NE PORTION. S OF 
28N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 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...BECOMING SE TO S THU NIGHT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-160330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT SUN AUG 15 2010

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...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 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
   
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GMZ084-160330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT SUN AUG 15 2010

.TONIGHT THROUGH MON...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 15 KT INCREASING 
TO 15 TO 20 KT MON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT MON. S OF 
27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS FAR NW PART.
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT SEAS 
4 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR N WATERS.
TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT...TO 20 KT NW PART. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...4 TO 7 FT NW PART. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 
15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR N WATERS.
.WED THROUGH FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ086-160330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 PM CDT SUN AUG 15 2010

.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 S TO SW WINDS 5 
TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S MON NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 KT 
FRI. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT FRI. 

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FORECASTER AL