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FZNT24 KNHC 210300
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM CDT FRI AUG 20 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. 

GMZ089-210930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 PM CDT FRI AUG 20 2010

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK RIDGE ALONG 27N CHANGE LITTLE THROUGH WED. 
CREST OF TROPICAL WAVE OVER BAY OF CAMPECHE MOVE INTO MAINLAND 
MEXICO EARLY SAT.  WEAK SURFACE TROUGH ENTERS N CENTRAL PORTION 
OF GULF MON AND DISSIPATES TUE.

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GMZ080-210930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT FRI AUG 20 2010

.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N WINDS SW TO W WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N SE WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON...W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...E OF 94W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
W OF 94W VARIABLE WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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GMZ082-210930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT FRI AUG 20 2010

.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 
TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS TONIGHT AND SAT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NEAR YUCATAN 
COAST NE 15 KT EVENINGS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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GMZ084-210930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT FRI AUG 20 2010

.TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FROM 23N TO 
27N S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 23N SE WINDS 15 TO 
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
3 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON AND TUE...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT.
SEAS 2 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.WED...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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GMZ086-210930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 PM CDT FRI AUG 20 2010

.TONIGHT...N OF 27 W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N NW 
WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 
KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.MON AND TUE...N OF 26N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.WED...N OF 26N W WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES