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FZNT24 KNHC 182103
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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. 

GMZ089-190330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 PM CDT WED AUG 18 2010

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES REMAINS ACROSS THE SW N ATLC AND THE 
GULF ALONG 25N THIS AFTERNOON THEN WILL SHIFT SLIGHTLY N TO 27N 
BY FRI NIGHT AS THE HIGH CENTER DRIFTS SW TO OVER THE BAHAMAS. 
A NEW HIGH CENTER WILL DEVELOP OVER THE SE GULF SAT THEN WILL 
SHIFT TO THE CENTRAL GULF MON. MEANWHILE A TROPICAL WAVE WILL 
MOVE OVER THE YUCATAN SAT THEN DISSIPATE BY SUN OVER THE SW 
GULF. 

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GMZ080-190330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT WED AUG 18 2010

.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT THU NIGHT. S OF 27N SE TO S 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT THU 
NIGHT.
.FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS  3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...S TO SW WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. 
.MON...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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GMZ082-190330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT WED AUG 18 2010

.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE 
TO E 15 TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT 
INCREASING TO 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SQUALLS AND TSTMS. 
.SUN AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E 15 TO 20 
KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 
10 KT MON AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 GT MON 
AFTERNOON. 


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GMZ084-190330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT WED AUG 18 2010

.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT EXCEPT TO 4 FT FAR SW PORTION THU NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 
FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E 15 TO 20 
KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT 
BUILDING TO 3 TO 6 FT LATE. SCATTERED SQUALLS AND TSTMS FRI 
NIGHT.
.SAT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 
24N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 24N E 
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN 
COAST DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...N OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 
25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 
FT. 
.MON...N OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 5 FT. S OF 
25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 

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GMZ086-190330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 PM CDT WED AUG 18 2010

.TONIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S 
OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING 
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS S PORTION.
.SAT THROUGH MON...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING 10 
TO 15 KT MON. SEAS 1 FT INCREASING TO 2 TO 4 FT MON. BETWEEN 25N 
AND 27N VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT MON. 
SEAS 1 FT BECOMING 2 TO 3 FT MON. S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 
10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.


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FORECASTER PAW