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FZNT24 KNHC 190316
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-190930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 PM CDT WED AUG 18 2010

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK ATLC HIGH PRES RIDGE EXTENDING INTO GULF ALONG 
25N TONIGHT SHIFT N TO 27N FRI NIGHT.  ANOTHER HIGH PRES CENTER 
DEVELOP OVER SE GULF SAT AND SHIFT INTO CENTRAL GULF MON.  
TROPICAL WAVE MOVE ACROSS YUCATAN PENINSULA FRI AND INTO 
MAINLAND MEXICO SUN.

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GMZ080-190930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT WED AUG 18 2010

.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

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GMZ082-190930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 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 EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT 
INCREASE TO 7 FT SAT. SCATTERED SQUALLS AND TSTMS. 
.SUN AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO 20 KT NEAR 
YUCATAN COAST EVENING. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT SUBSIDE TO 2 FT LATE MON. 

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GMZ084-190930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT WED AUG 18 2010

.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 
1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 27N.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. FROM 24N TO 26N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 
24N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT LATE. SCATTERED SQUALLS 
AND TSTMS S O0F 25N.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. FROM 24N TO 27N S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 24N 
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.MON...N OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 

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GMZ086-190930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 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. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S PORTION.
.SAT THROUGH MON...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASE TO 
15 KT MON. SEAS 2 FT INCREASE TO 4 FT MON. S OF 26N SE WINDS 10 
KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES