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FZNT24 KNHC 200256
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM 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. 

GMZ089-200930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 PM CDT THU AUG 19 2010

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK RIDGE ALONG 27N THROUGH FRI NIGHT SHIFT N TO 
28N SAT NIGHT.  STRONG TROPICAL WAVE OVER YUCATAN PENINSULA MOVE 
INTO BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE TONIGHT AND FRI THEN INTO MAINLAND 
MEXICO SAT.  SURFACE TROUGH ENTER NW GULF TUE.

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GMZ080-200930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT THU AUG 19 2010

.TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS 
ENTIRE AREA.
.FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. 
SEAS 2 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS OVER S PORTION.
.SUN...N OF 27N WINDS SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 

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GMZ082-200930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT THU AUG 19 2010

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NEAR YUCATAN COAST NE 
TO E 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 22N.
.FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...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 KT EVENINGS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT SUBSIDE TO 2 FT MON.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 

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GMZ084-200930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT THU AUG 19 2010

.TONIGHT...N OF 27N SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. FROM 23N TO 
27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 23N E WINDS 15 TO 
20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 28N AND S OF 23N.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 
FT. FROM 23N TO 27N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 23N SE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT LATE. SCATTERED SQUALLS AND TSTMS S 
OF 25N.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 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 AND TUE...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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GMZ086-200930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 PM CDT THU AUG 19 2010

.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 
2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS STRAITS OF FLORIDA. 
.SAT THROUGH TUE...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOME SW 
10 TO 15 KT MON AND TUE. SEAS 2 FT BUILD TO 4 FT MON. S OF 26N  
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT SHIFT SE SUN. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES