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FZNT24 KNHC 180926
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT WED AUG 18 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. 

GMZ089-181530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT WED AUG 18 2010

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES ACROSS THE SW N ATLC WILL BUILD WEAKLY W 
ACROSS THE GULF ALONG 25N TODAY THEN SHIFT SLIGHTLY N TO 27N BY 
SAT. A NEW HIGH CENTER WILL DEVELOP OVER THE NE GULF SUN. A 
TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE YUCATAN FRI AND CONTINUE NW 
THROUGH THE SW GULF FRI EVENING THROUGH SAT EVENING.

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GMZ080-181530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT WED AUG 18 2010

.TODAY THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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GMZ082-181530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT WED AUG 18 2010

.TODAY THROUGH THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE BEHIND THE 
WAVE AXIS SAT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT N OF 21N...AND 2 TO 4 FT 
S OF 21N. SCATTERED SQUALLS AND TSTMS. 
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT ALONG THE 
YUCATAN COAST DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT N OF 20N 
AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 20N.

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GMZ084-181530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT WED AUG 18 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. S 
OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT.  
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT EXCEPT TO 4 FT OFF YUCATAN COAST. ISOLATED TSTMS.
.THU THROUGH SAT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
FROM 25N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 
25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI THEN 
BECOMING E LATE SAT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT FRI. 
SCATTERED SQUALLS AND TSTMS THU NIGHT AND FRI.
.SUN...N OF 25N NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N NE 
TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 

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GMZ086-181530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT WED AUG 18 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N WINDS E TO SE 10 KT.  SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS S PART.
.THU THROUGH FRI...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT FAR 
SE PORTIONS THU. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT EXCEPT TO 5 FT STRAITS OF 
FLORIDA LATE THU. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S PORTIONS.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 27N W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
FROM 25N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 
25N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

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FORECASTER STRIPLING