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

GMZ089-192130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT THU AUG 19 2010

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK RIDGE FROM SW FLORIDA TO NEAR 24N93W WILL SHIFT 
N TO 27N FRI NIGHT. ANOTHER WEAK HIGH PRES CENTER WILL DEVELOP 
OVER THE PORTION SAT...SHIFT N TO NEAR 26N BY SAT...THEN SHIFT
BACK S TO 25N SUN AND MON. A STRONG TROPICAL WAVE OVER THE NW
CARIBBEAN WILL MOVE ACROSS THE YUCATAN PENINSULA AND ADJACENT 
GULF WATERS TONIGHT...ACROSS THE SW GULF FRI AND FRI NIGHT AND
INTO MAINLAND MEXICO LATE SAT.

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GMZ080-192130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT THU AUG 19 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS OVER S PORTION.
.SUN...N OF 27N WINDS SW TO WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S 
OF 27N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE
SWELL. 
.MON...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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GMZ082-192130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT THU AUG 19 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NEAR
THE YUCATAN COAST BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR SE PART TONIGHT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SQUALLS AND TSTMS NEAR WAVE. 
.SUN AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NEAR YUCATAN 
COAST NE 15 TO 20 KT IN THE EVENINGS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING 
TO 2 TO 3 FT LATE MON. 

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GMZ084-192130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT THU AUG 19 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
2 TO 3 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 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 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 INCREASING TO 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 IN SE SWELL.
.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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GMZ086-192130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT THU AUG 19 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N SW 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 FAR SE PART AND STRAITS
OF FLORIDA. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING 
S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT MON. SEAS 2 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT MON. 
S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S SUN. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT.

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE