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FZNT24 KNHC 190922
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT THU AUG 19 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. 

GMZ089-191530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT THU AUG 19 2010

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK ATLC HIGH PRES RIDGE EXTENDING W INTO GULF 
ALONG 26N WILL SHIFT N TO 27N FRI NIGHT. ANOTHER WEAK HIGH PRES 
CENTER WILL DEVELOP OVER SE GULF SAT AND SHIFT INTO CENTRAL GULF 
MON. A STRONG TROPICAL WAVE ACROSS THE NW CARIBBEAN WILL MOVE 
ACROSS YUCATAN PENINSULA AND ADJACENT GULF WATERS TONIGHT... 
ACROSS THE SW GULF FRI AND FRI NIGHT THEN INTO MAINLAND MEXICO 
LATE SAT.

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GMZ080-191530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT THU AUG 19 2010

.TODAY 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 3 TO 4 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S PORTIONS.
.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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GMZ082-191530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT THU AUG 19 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT BECOMING NE TO 
E 15 TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SQUALLS AND TSTMS.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT 
NE PORTIONS THROUGH FRI EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT INCREASING TO 6 
TO 7 FT NE PORTIONS LATE FRI AND 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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GMZ084-191530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT THU AUG 19 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 AND TSTMS 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 OF 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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GMZ086-191530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT THU AUG 19 2010

.TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE 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 S PORTIONS TODAY. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT TO 5 FT 
STRAITS OF FLORIDA. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SQUALLS 
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 STRIPLING